'''Ash Ketchum''' is the main protagonist of the [[Pokémon Anime|Pokémon anime series]] who has always dreamed of becoming a [[Pokémon Master]]. As soon as he turned ten years old, he rushed to [[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]]'s Laboratory to get his first [[Pokémon]]. He is the first character to be introduced in the series. Originally wanting to choose [[Squirtle]], Ash ended up getting the Pokémon [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]], and left on his journey.

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*[[May (anime)|May]]

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*[[Max]]

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*[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]]

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*[[Iris (anime)|Iris]]

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*[[Cilan (anime)|Cilan]]

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|firstappear = ''[[Episode 001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''

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|voiceact = [[Veronica Taylor]] <small>(Season 1-8)</small> (English)

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[[SarahNatochenny]] <small>(Season9-present)</small> (English)

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At first, [[Ash'sPikachu|Pikachu]] didnot obey Ash and kept running away, so Ash had to tie him up. After getting chased by a flock of [[Spearow]], Ash attempted to save Pikachu from them; seeing Ash so determined to help him, Pikachu protected Ash from the Spearow by electrocuting the entire flock. From then on, Pikachu and Ash became best friends for life. As a completely unskilled trainer, Ash started his adventure while meeting his friends [[Misty (anime)|Misty]] and [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] and capturing new Pokémon.

Ash eventually defeated all the Gym Leaders in [[Kanto]],allowing him to enter in the [[Pokémon League]]. Since then, he has continued to travel, make new friends such as [[Tracey Sketchit|Tracey]], [[May (anime)|May]], [[Max]],[[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]], [[Iris (anime)|Iris]] and [[Cilan (anime)|Cilan]], challenging all Gym Leaders and catching new Pokémon while still following his goal of becoming a Pokémon Master. Since this goal is so close to his heart, he sometimes acts a bit rash and rushes to the next battle he can as fast as possible without thinking. Ash is currently traveling in the [[Kalos]] region, with his new friends [[Bonnie (anime)|Bonnie]], [[Clemont (anime)|Clemont]] and his old childhood friend [[Serena (anime)|Serena]]. Ash's name in the Japanese version of the anime is ''Satoshi'', likely after [[Satoshi Tajiri]], the creator of Pokémon. It's unknown who Ash's father is, but according to 'Pokémon Live!', his mother dated [[Giovanni (anime)|Giovanni]] and was in [[Team Rocket|his gang]] but took a better route in life when she met Ash's father.

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[[Rika Matsumoto]] (Japanese)}}'''Ash Ketchum '''(Japanese: '''サトシ''' ''Satoshi'') is the main protagonist of the Pokémon anime series who has always dreamed of becoming a [[Pokémon Master]] and as soon as he hit the age of ten, he rushed to [[Professor Oak]]'s Laboratory to get his first [[Pokémon]]. He's the first character to be introduced in the series. Originally wanting to choose Squirtle, Ash ended up getting the Pokémon [[Pikachu]], and left on his journey. At first, Pikachu did not listen to Ash and kept running away, so Ash had to tie him up. Then after getting chased by a flock of [[Spearow]], Ash attempted to save Pikachu from them; Pikachu, after seeing Ash so determined to help him, protected Ash from the Spearow. From then on, Pikachu and Ash became best friends for life. As a completely unskilled trainer, Ash started his adventure; while meeting his friends [[Misty (anime)|Misty]] and [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] and capturing new Pokémon. Ash eventually defeated all the Gym Leaders in [[Kanto]], allowing him to enter in the [[Pokémon League]]. Since then, he has continued to travel, make new friends such as [[Tracey]], [[May (anime)|May]], [[Max]] and [[Dawn]]; challenging all Gym Leaders and capturing new Pokémon, while still following his goal of becoming a Pokémon Master. Since this goal is so close to his heart, he sometimes acts a bit rash and rushes to the next battle he can as fast as possible. Ash is currently traveling in the [[Unova]] region, with his new friends: [[Iris (anime)|Iris]] and [[Cilan (anime)|Cilan]]. Ash's name in the Japanese version of the anime is Satoshi, which is also the name of the creator of Pokémon. It is unknown who Ash's father is; but, according to 'Pokémon Live!', it is stated that his mother dated Giovanni and was in his gang, but took a better route in life when she met Ash's father..

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==Biography==

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===Anime===

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====Pre-Series====

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When Ash Ketchum was a little boy, he was enrolled in Professor Oak's Pokémon Summer Camp where he would learn about the basics of Pokémon and being a trainer when he gets older. While looking for a [[Poliwag]], Ash happened upon a young girl and fellow camper named Serena who got lost in the forest while looking for her group. She'd fallen and injured her knee after Poliwag startled her. He wrapped a clean, blue handkerchief with a Poké Ball on each corner around her wounded knee to brace it. But she couldn't get herself up due to the pain, so Ash lent her his hand and helped her stand up. Then he guided her out of the forest and took her back to the campsite.

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==PlotOverview==

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====OriginalSeries====

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=====Pokémon: Indigo League=====

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[[File:Ash season 1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ash, Season 1]]

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[[File:AshPikachu.jpeg|thumb|left|Though they have just met Ash and Pikachu have a close bond.]]

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Years later, Ash started his Pokémon journey when he had just turned ten years old. However, he overslept and when he got to the Professor's Lab, there were no more [[Starter Pokémon]] left. The Professor had one Pokémon left, but he said the Pokémon wasn't very friendly and released Pikachu. Pikachu disliked Ash straight away and shocked him with its [[Thundershock]] attack. (This marks the start of his journey with Pikachu.) Later, Pikachu starts to trust Ash. Upon challenging various Gyms, Ash started finding traveling companions such as Brock and Misty. On his journey he regularly encountered the wacky trio [[Jessie]], [[James]] and [[Team Rocket's Meowth|Meowth]] of Team Rocket, who kept trying to (and still try to) steal Pikachu. He finished in the Top 16 in the Indigo League Competition. During his journey he participated in a Pokémon race, was involved in a movie, got sucked into cyberspace and helped with the Moltres flame. Before heading to the [[Orange Islands]], he picked up the [[GS Ball]] from [[Professor Ivy]] and bade goodbye to Brock who'd decided to stay with her.

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=====Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands=====

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During this time, Ash was sent to the Orange Islands by Professor Oak on an errand to retrieve the mysterious GS Ball as the transporter cannot send it to Oak's lab. Ash found out that there were Gyms in the Orange Islands and decided to challenge them, winning a trophy for beating the Gym Leaders. During his time in the Orange Islands, Ash gained a new travelling companion in Tracey Sketchit, a "Pokemon Watcher", who observes Pokemon in their natural habitats and draws them in his sketchbook, and caught new Pokémon, [[Ash's Snorlax|Snorlax]] and [[Ash's Lapras|Lapras]], as well. He battled the Orange Crew in a style of battling much different than what he was used to. Eventually he battled Drake and became the next [[Orange League]] Champion. Upon Ash's return to his lab with the GS Ball, Professor Oak couldn't open it either and asked Ash to deliver it to his associate [[Kurt]] in [[Azalea Town]] in the [[Johto]] region, where there are also Gyms for the Johto League. Brock returned and Tracey remained behind to help Professor Oak at his lab. Team Rocket tried to catch Pikachu again, but they were stopped by [[Gary Oak|Gary]].

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===[[Pokémon: IndigoLeague|Season1: Indigo League]]===

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=====Pokémon: TheJohtoJourneys=====

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[[File:Ash season 1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ash, Season 1]] Ash starts his Pokémon journey because he has just turned ten years old. However, he overslept [[File:AshPikachu.jpeg|thumb|Though they have just met Ash and Pikachu have a close bond.]]and when he got to the Professor's Lab, there were no more starter Pokémon left; but the Professor has one Pokémon left, but he says that the Pokémon isn't very friendly and he releases [[Pikachu]]. Pikachu dislikes Ash straightawayand shocks him with its [[Thundershock]] attack. This marks the starting of his journey with Pikachu. Later Pikachu starts to trust Ash; Ash, upon challenging various Gyms, started finding traveling companions, such as [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] and [[Misty (anime)|Misty]]. On his journey he regularly encounters the wacky trio [[Jessie]], [[James]] and [[Meowth]] of [[Team Rocket]], who keep attempting to steal Pikachu. He finished in the Top 16 in the Indigo League Competition. During his journey he participated in a Pokémon race, was involved in a movie, got sucked into cyberspace and helped with the Moltres flame. Before heading to the Orange Islands, he picked up the GS ball from Professor Ivy and said goodbye to Brock.

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[[File:150px-EP177 Ash.jpg|thumb|left|Ash inJohto]]

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Ash heard that there was a region called Johto and traveled there to find and catch new Pokémon unseen in Kanto. He battled the Gym Leaders there and caught the three Starter Pokémon, just as he'd done in Kanto. Brock returned and left Professor Ivy (for unknown reasons) and Tracey remained at Professor Oak's Lab. During this season, Ash won two badges for the Johto League, by facing [[Falkner (anime)|Falkner]] of the [[Violet City Gym|Violet Gym]] and [[Bugsy (anime)|Bugsy]] of the [[Azalea Town Gym]]. He also catches a [[Ash's Noctowl|Shiny Noctowl]], had another battle with Misty and said goodbye to [[Ash's Charizard|his Charizard]] as he left it at the [[Charicific Valley]] so it could become stronger.

[[File:Lapras&Ash.JPG|thumb|left|150px|Ash withLapras]]Duringthis time, Ash was sentto[[OrangeIslands]]by[[ProfessorOak]]onanerrandtoretrievethemysterious[[GSBall]]asthetransportercannotsendittoOak's lab;AshfoundoutthatthereweregymsintheOrangeIslandand decided to challengethem,winninga trophy for beating the leadersofthegyms. [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] lefttobe with [[ProfessorIvy]], thentheymet a new travelingcompanion named [[Tracey]].Ashbefriends and catchesmanyotherPokémonaswell.Healsobattles theOrange Crew, whose styleofbattlingismuch different than what Ash is used to. Eventually he battled Drake and became the next Orange League Champion. Upon his returnto Professor Oak's lab with the GS ball, Ash found Oak could not open it as well and wasaskedto deliver it to his associate Kurt in [[AzaleaTown]] inthe [[Johto]] region, where there are also gyms for the Johto League. Brock returned and Traceyleft to helpOakwith caring for the Pokemonathis lab. After he returned Team Rocket tries to catch Pikachu again, andislatersavedbyGary.

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Ash wonthreemorebadges, but was delayedfromhavinghissixthGymBattleastheGymLeaderwaspreoccupiedwithcaringforanillElectricPokemon,Ampharos,thatfueledthe lighthouse's power.DeterminedtogethisGymBattle,Ashtraveledoverto[[CianwoodCity]] to getthemedicineneeded for Ampharos. Along the wayhemeets[[Whitney (anime)|Whitney]], [[Morty (anime)|Morty]],[[Jasmine(anime)|Jasmine]]and [[Chuck(anime)|Chuck]], alongwithsome new friendslike [[Sakura]],an aspiringTrainer and oneofthe5KimonoSistersandreuniteswith[[Casey]], whose [[Casey'sMeganium|Chikorita]]evolvedintoBayleef. After his GymBattle with Chuck, Ash and hismatestraveled to the [[WhirlIslands]] onChuck'ssuggestion to takepartin the WhirlCupCompetition, atournamentfor[[Watertype|Water-type]]Pokémon.

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===[[Pokémon: TheJohto Journeys|Season 3: The Johto Journeys]]===

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=====Pokémon: MasterQuest=====

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[[File:150px-EP177_Ash.jpg|thumb|Ash in Johto]]Ash heard that there was a region called [[Johto]] and went there to find and catch new Pokémon that wasn't seen in the [[Kanto]] region and he battled the Gym Leaders there. He also caught the first three starter Pokémon of the Johto region just like in the Kanto region. [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] joined again and left [[Professor Ivy]] for unknown reasons and [[Tracey]] was left at [[Professor Oak]]'s Lab. During this season, Ash won two badges for the Johto League, by facing Falkner of the Violet Gym and Bugsy of the Azalea Town Gym. He also catches a shiny Noctowl, had another battle with Misty, and had to say goodbye to his Charizard as he left it at the [[Charicific Valley]] so it could become stronger.

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[[File:Ash season five.png|thumb|right|Ash in the fifth season]]

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During this season, Ash finally collected the remaining three badges to enter the Johto League by beating Jasmine, [[Pryce (anime)|Pryce]] and [[Clair (anime)|Clair]]. He also met [[Lance (anime)|Lance]] and stopped Team Rocket's latest scheme at the [[Lake of Rage]] and brought a [[Ash's Larvitar|Larvitar]] back to its mother. In the Johto League, he battled his old rival Gary and finally defeated him, bringing their long rivalry to an end, then fought [[Harrison]] from the [[Hoenn|Hoenn region]], who had a [[Harrison's Blaziken|Blaziken]], a Fire-Type Pokemon Ash had never seen before. To face it, Ash chose his trusty Charizard: the two Fire-Types fought fiercely, but ultimately Charizard fainted and Ash lost. (However, Charizard managed to wound Blaziken badly enough to prevent Harrison from using it in his next match, which led to his defeat.) Ash then decided to travel to the Hoenn region, but sadly both of his friends had to return home and thus would not be traveling with him this time.

Ash won three more badges, but was delayed from having his sixth gym battle as the gym leader was preoccupied with caring for an ill electric Pokemon that fueled the lighthouse's power. Determined to get his gym battle, Ash traveled over to Cianwood City to get the medicine needed for the Pokémon. Along the way he meets Whitney, Morty, Jasmine and Chuck. along with some new friends like Sakura, an aspiring trainer and one of the 5 Kimono sisters and reunites with Casey whose Chikorita evolves into Bayleef. At the end, Ash and co. head to the WhirlIslands.

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=====Pokémon:Advanced=====

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[[File:Ash Pikachu Taillow.jpg|thumb|left|Ash in his Hoenn Clothes.]]

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Starting a new journey, Ash received new clothes from his mom, trading his familiar button-up shirt for a sleeveless hoodie, his green gloves for black ones and got a new cap. Breaking with what he'd done previously when he left for Johto, Ash left the rest of his team with Professor Oak and Tracey, intent on capturing new Pokemon in Hoenn, taking only Pikachu, his Starter, with him from home - the idea being to recapture the feeling of first leaving [[Pallet Town]] as a new Trainer. Upon arrival, he gained two new traveling companions in [[May (anime)|May]], a beginner Trainer starting out on her journey with no clue what to do, and her younger brother [[Max]], who has an extensive, impressive knowledge of Pokémon that far exceeds his years. Brock also returned, having finished his errands at home. Ash won his first three badges by the end of the season: the Stone Badge from [[Roxanne (anime)|Roxanne]] of the [[Rustboro City Gym|Rustboro Gym]], the Knuckle Badge from a rematch with [[Brawly (anime)|Brawly]] from the [[Dewford Town Gym|Dewford Gym]], and the Dynamo Badge from [[Wattson (anime)|Wattson]] of the [[Mauville City Gym|Mauville Gym]].

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===[[Pokémon: MasterQuest|Season 5: Master Quest]]===

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=====Pokémon: AdvancedChallenge=====

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[[File:Ashseasonfive.png|thumb|Ash in the fifth season]]During this season he has finally collected the remaining three badges for entering the Johto League by beating Jasmine, Pryce and Clair. He also meets Lance and stopped Team Rocket's latest scheme from Lake of Rage and brought a Larvitar back to its mother. He fought his bestand then fought [[Harrison]] with a [[Blaziken]] in the Hoenn region, he released his [[Charizard]] to battle. Blaziken and Charizard fought fiercely but Ash lost. Then he decided to go to the Hoenn region but sadly both of his traveling companions have to go back and will not be traveling with him to the Hoenn region. He has reached 8th place in the Johto League.

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[[File:PKMEONBATALLAAVANZADA.jpg|thumb|right|Ash and his travelingcompanions in Hoenn]]

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Ash was eager to challenge more Gyms but was held up by May as she decided to be a Pokémon Coordinator. Ash encountered both [[Team Magma]] and [[Team Aqua]], two villainous crime syndicates occupying the Hoenn region for the first time. Ash also won the Heat Badge from [[Flannery (anime)|Flannery]], the Balance Badge from [[Norman (anime)|Norman]], May and Max's father, and a Feather Badge from [[Winona (anime)|Winona]].

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===[[Pokémon: Advanced|Season6: Advanced]]===

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=====Pokémon: Advanced Battle=====

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[[File:Ash_Pikachu_Taillow.jpg|thumb|left|Ash in his Hoenn Clothes.]]Deciding to start another new journey, Ash was given new clothes by his mom and set out to travel to the [[Hoenn]] region, where he met two new friends that became his traveling companions - [[May (anime)|May]], a beginner trainer who just started her journey and has no clue what she's doing, and [[Max]], her little brother who has an extensive knowledge of Pokémon that far exceeds his years. [[Brock (anime)|Brock]] also returned, stating that he finished with his errands at home. Ash also left all of his Pokémon at home so that he can start a new challenge for himself, but he didn't leave his first Pokémon: [[Pikachu]]. Ash managed to win three badges by the end of the season: One from Roxanne of the Rustburo Gym, One from a rematch with Brawly from the Dewford Gym and one from Wattson of the Mauville Gym.

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[[File:PokmonO O.png|thumb|left|Ash and his friends, Brock, May and Max.]]

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Before winning his last few badges, Ash was caught in a clash between Teams Magma and Aqua as they unleashed the [[legendary Pokémon]] [[Groudon]] and [[Kyogre]] to reshape the world. Due to Pikachu's connection with Groudon, both teams were stopped and the legendary Pokémon returned to rest. After that, Ash beat the twin Gym Leaders [[Tate and Liza (anime)|Tate and Liza]] for the Mind Badge and Grand Festival winner [[Juan (anime)|Juan]] for the Rain Badge. Prior to entering the Hoenn League, Ash declined an offer from Professor Oak to trade in his current Pokémon with his previous captures on the grounds that his new team had earned it for themselves. He gained two new rivals in [[Morrison]] and [[Tyson (Hoenn)|Tyson]], the former he would beat, but the latter he would lose to. He placed among the Top 8.

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===[[Pokémon: AdvancedChallenge|Season7: AdvancedChallenge]]===

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Returning to Kanto with Brock, May and Max, Ash was invited to partake in the [[Battle Frontier]], battling Frontier Brains for Frontier Symbols. Upon encountering the first Frontier Brain, [[Factory Head Noland (anime)|Factory Head Noland]] and his [[Noland's Articuno|Articuno]], Ash left his friends for a quick bit while the Factory Head took Max and Pikachu up in his airplane, telling them "I had to make a phone call." Later that night as the gang was watching Noland's Pokémon eat dinner, they speculated which of Noland's Pokémon Ash would challenge: MaxguessedVenusaur, May guessed Rhyhorn, but Ash, aiming high, boldly decided on Articuno. Wondering which of Ash's Pokémon he would use against a Legendary, the gang was excited when they saw his pick; Ash had gone straight to the top and brought in the big guns, calling in Charizard from the Charicific Valley to take on the Ice/Flying-type head-to-head. Despite the Type advantage being set against it, Noland's Articuno demonstrated its ability to quickly recover after taking direct hits from Charizard's [[Flamethrower]] and [[DragonBreath]] attacks and managed to gain an advantage over the fiery behemoth with an [[Ice Beam]] to the wingtip and repeatedly combining its Ice Beam and [[Water Pulse]] attacks, the latter move being strong enough to counter Charizard's newest move: [[Overheat]]. Ultimately though, Charizard managed to withstand Articuno's [[SteelWing]] attack, and as the Legendary Bird came in for one last strike, it grabbed its wings in midair, stopping the attack before it could connect and topped it off with its signature [[Seismic Toss]], knocking out Articuno for the win and earning Ash the Knowledge Symbol.

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[[File:PKMEON_BATALLA_AVANZADA.jpg|thumb|Ash and his traveling companions in Hoenn]]

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Ash finally challenged Gym Battles but is held up by May because May decided to be a Pokémon Coordinator. Now both of them are on their way to the challenges up ahead of them. It is also there that Ash encounters both [[Team Magma]] and [[Team Aqua]], two villainous crime syndicates occupying the Hoenn region. Ash also won the Heat Badge, from Flannery, the Balance Badge from Norman (who happens to be May and Max's father) and a feather badge from Winona.

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=====Pokémon: Battle Frontier=====

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[[File:PokmonO_O.png|thumb|left]]Before winning his final badges, Ash became caught in a fight between Team Aqua and Team Magma as they unleashed the [[legendary Pokemon]] [[Groudon]] and [[Kyogre]] to reshape the world. However, thanks to Pikachu's connection with Groundon, both teams were stopped and the legendary Pokemon returned to rest. After that, he beat the terrific twosome Liza and Tate for the Mind Badge and Grand Festival winner Juan for the Rain Badge. Now entering the Hoenn League, Ash battles with all he has after he obtained all of the badges in the Hoenn region. He meets rivals, [[Morrison]] and [[Tyson (Hoenn)|Tyson]]. He fought against Tyson in the Hoenn League but lost. He has come to the 8th place in the Hoenn League. May also meets a new rival by the name of Harley who hates her guts for some reason. He returns to Kanto with Brock, May, and Max and is invited to take part in challenging the Battle Frontier leaders for their symbols, having already beaten Noland for the Knowledge Symbol.

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[[File:Ash_and_his_friends.png|thumb|right|Ash with May, Max and Brock]]

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Ash battled all of the remaining Frontier Brains, [[Arena Tycoon Greta (anime)|Arena Tycoon Greta]], [[Dome Ace Tucker (anime)|Dome Ace Tucker]], [[Pike Queen Lucy (anime)|Pike Queen Lucy]], [[Palace Maven Spenser (anime)|Palace Maven Spenser]] and [[Salon Maiden Anabel (anime)|Salon Maiden Anabel]], and earned their Frontier Symbols. The last Frontier Brain however, [[Pyramid King Brandon (anime)|Pyramid King Brandon]], proved to be more difficult for Ash to defeat; Their first official battle saw Brandon's Registeel defeating Ash's Torkoal in spite of a new move it learned. For their rematch, which would be four-on-four, Ash took a "back to your roots" approach, once again calling in Charizard but also this time bringing in [[Ash's Bulbasaur|Bulbasaur]] and [[Ash's Squirtle|Squirtle]] to reunite his trio of Kanto Starters. Putting them together with Pikachu, Ash formed a team of aces from his early days: pitting the four aces against [[Brandon's Dusclops]], [[Brandon's Ninjask|Ninjask]], [[Brandon's Solrock|Solrock]] and [[Brandon's Regice|Regice]], he finally claimed victory and the final Frontier Symbol - the [[Brave Symbol]] - completing the set and winning the Battle Frontier. After his victory, [[Scott (anime)|Scott]] offered Ash the position of Frontier Brain when one of them retired but he declined, opting instead to continue his journey. Before saying goodbye to May, Ash competed against her in the Terratta Pokemon Contest, their match ending in a tie. There was only one ribbon and they couldn't decide who to give it to. Ash had his [[Ash's Sceptile|Sceptile]] use [[Leaf Blade]] to cut the ribbon in half, choosing to split it with May before they all parted ways. Returning home, Ash met up with Gary again and saw the latter's new [[Gary's Electivire|Electivire]]. Gary informed Ash about the region of [[Sinnoh]], to which he immediately decided to travel next on his journey.

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===[[Pokémon:BattleFrontier|Season9: Battle Frontier]]===

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Ash battles all of the Frontier Brains, although he has a hard time battling the last Frontier Brain, but in the end, he won and collected all the symbols. He is even offered the chance to become a new Frontier Brain when one of them retires. However, Ash declines and soon learns of a new region filled with new Pokémon.May and Max depart and so does Brock.

Departing for Sinnoh, Ash once again left his previous captures at Professor Oak's laboratory, with the exception of his [[Dawn's Ambipom|Aipom]] who'd snuck along. After arriving in Sinnoh by boat and reuniting with Brock, he gained yet another new traveling companion in [[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]], a confident girl interested in following in her mother's footsteps as a Pokemon Coordinator. After receiving new clothes from his mother in the mail, Ash gained a new rival in a Trainer named [[Paul]]. Later in the season, Ash misses meeting [[Team Galactic]] due to moving on with his journey too soon. He won his first two Sinnoh Gym Badges: a Coal Badge from [[Roark (anime)|Roark]] and a Forest Badge from [[Gardenia (anime)|Gardenia]]. Ash encountered [[J]], who temporarily kidnapped Pikachu by turning it into stone. Ash's first Sinnoh capture was a [[Starly]] which evolved into [[Staravia]], and a [[Turtwig]]. His final Sinnoh acquisition came when he adopted Paul's [[Ash's Infernape|Chimchar]] by the end of the season.

Alongtheway, hemeetsyetanothernewtravelingcompanion,[[Dawn]](whowasinterestedinenteringSuperContests).Healsoreceivesnewclothes from his motherinthemailandgainsyetanothernewrivalinatrainernamed [[Paul]].Ash wasrather shocked to runintoBrockyetagainaftersayinghewasreturninghome,butwelcomedhisoldfriendontheirnewjourneys once again. Laterintheseason, Ashmissesmeeting [[TeamGalactic]] duetomovingonwithhisjourneytoosoon. He wonaCoalBadgefromRoark and a Forest Badge from Gardenia.Also,Ashencountered [[PokemonHunterJ]] whotemporarilymanagedtokidnapPikachu. He also caught a [[Starly]] whichevolvedinto [[Staravia]], a [[Turtwig]], and he adoptedPaul's [[Chimchar]] bytheendofthe season.

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Inthisseason, Ashcontinuedbattlingandearningbadgeswhile Dawn continuedtoearncontestribbons.TheyalsoencounteredTeamGalactic andtriedtostop them from stealing the [[Adamant Orb]]. During this time, Ash earns his fifthGymBadge.Formostoftheseason,AshhadtowaitforGym Leader [[Fantina (anime)|Fantina]] toreturn to herGyminordertochallengeher.AshreunitedwithMayduringtheWallaceCupandtookpartasa coordinator once again (per Wallace's request). Lateonenightwith Pikachu, hesawthe spirit of [[Azelf(anime)|Azelf]] riseoutofthelakethecontestwas being heldat. He tiedwith[[Maylene(anime)|Maylene]]butearned a Cobble Badge from heranddefeatedboth [[CrasherWake(anime)|Crasher Wake]] andFantinafortheFenand Relic Badges. He also acquired a new rival in [[Barry (anime)|Barry]],asomewhatclumsy boy who insists on fining people. Ash acquired a few more Pokemon during this season; at the suggestion of [[Zoey]], he traded his Aipom for Dawn's [[Ash's Buizel|Buizel]], the only trade so far he hasn't reversed; his Turtwig evolved into Grotle; and he caughta [[Gligar]] whichbecamea[[Ash'sGliscor|Gliscor]].

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[[File:Ash_Puzzeled.png|thumb|left|Afaceview]]In this season, Ashcontinuedbattlingand earning badges, while [[Dawn]] continues to earn contest ribbons, theyalsosee [[Team Galactic]] and try to stop them from committing crimes. During this time, Ashearns up to his fifth Gym Badge. Most of the season, Ash had to wait for Gym Leader Fantina to return to her Gym in order to challenge her. Ash reunited with May during the Wallace Cup and took part as a coordinator once again (per Wallace's request). He also saw the spirit of Azelf rise out of the lake the contest was being held at. He tied with Maylene but earned a Cobble Badge from her, he won against Crasher Wake and beat Fantina for the Fen and Relic Badges. He also met Barry, his newest rival. He traded his Aipom for Dawn's Buizel, his Turtwig evolved into Grotle, and he caught a Gligar which evolved into Gliscor.

Continuing his journey in Sinnoh, Ash managed to beat [[Byron (anime)|Byron]], winning the Mine Badge and [[Candice (anime)|Candice]], winning the Icicle Badge. Along the trip to [[Sunyshore City]], Ash and his friends encounter International Policeman [[Looker (anime)|Looker]] and were recruited to help stop the plans of Team Galactic as the three of them were chosen to share a bond with the three Lake Spirit Pokémon, during which Brock managed to find [[Uxie]]. Managing to find Team Galactic in the middle of creating a new universe with the captive Lake Trio controlling [[Palkia]] and [[Dialga]], Ash, Dawn and Brock freed the trio and Team Galactic was arrested while their leader vanished into the collapsing new world, effectively disbanding Team Galactic. At the end of the season, Ash caught himself a [[Ash's Gible|Gible]] which was learning [[Draco Meteor]].

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===[[Pokémon: DP GalacticBattles|Season12: DP Galactic Battles]]===

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=====Pokémon: DP SinnohLeagueVictors=====

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[[File:Season12ep46ss1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Thelaketrio, with their hearts connected to humans, Mespirit with Dawn, Azelf with Ash and Uxie with Brock.]]

ContinuinghisjourneyinSinnoh, Ash managedtobeatByron,winningtheMineBadge and Candice winning the Icicle Badge. AlongthetriptoSunyshoreCity,AshandhisfriendsencounterInternationalPoliceman[[Looker]]andwererecruitedtohelpstoptheplansof[[TeamGalactic]]asthethreeofthemwerechosentoshareabond with thethreeLakeSpiritPokémon.DuringwhichBrockmanagedtofind [[Uxie]]. ManagingtofindTeamGalacticin the middleofcreatinganewuniversewiththecaptiveLakeTriocontrolling[[Palkia]] and [[Dialga]],eachfreedthe trio and TeamGalacticwasarrestedwhiletheir leader vanished into the collapsingnewworld,causingthedisbanding of TeamGalactic.Attheendoftheseason,AshcaughthimselfaGiblewhich was learning[[DracoMeteor]].

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AftertheTeamGalacticincident, Ash enteredthe[[SinnohLeague]]afterbeating[[Volkner(anime)|Volkner]] and earning the Beacon Badge. HealsoreunitedwithJasminefromtheOlivineGymbeforeheadingtoLily-of-the-Valley.TakingadifferentapproachinthisLeague[[AG125:LikeaMeowthtoaFlame|thanhedidinHoenn]],Ashcombinedhispreviouscaptures with hiscurrentPokemontoformwell-balancedteamsofnewandold. TheSinnohLeaguewasoneof the hardestandmostintenseLeaguesheevercompetedin,ashehadrivals Paul and Barrytocompetewith, and amysterioustrainerwhojoinedwith the [[LegendaryPokémon]] [[Darkrai]].Hebattledagainstmost of hisrivalssaveforBarry,whobattledPaulandlost,soAsh'snextmatch was againstPaul.

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[[File:DP18.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Ash, Pikachu, Brock, Dawn and Piplup in the 13th Season.]]

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The battle was intense as Paul showed Pokémon that he didn't normally use while Ash had reassembled his team of six from their earlier battle at [[Lake Valor]]. The fight came down to [[Paul's Electivire]] and Ash's Infernape. Despite taking heavy damage, Infernape won the match for Ash with its ability [[Blaze]]. After defeating Paul, Ash faced an opponent other Trainers in the League dreaded to face as he was hard to defeat: the Trainer with the [[Darkrai]], [[Tobias]]. After losing three of his Pokemon to it, Ash was able to defeat Tobias' Darkrai with Sceptile and even knocked out [[Tobias' Latios]] with Pikachu. However, as the rest of Ash's Pokémon had fainted, he lost the match and was eliminated. To this day, the Sinnoh League remains Ash's most impressive performance in a Pokemon League Tournament: he reached the Top 4 - the farthest he'd ever gotten in ''any'' Pokemon League - and was the only one of Tobias' opponents to defeat two of his Pokemon, let alone his Darkrai. After the Sinnoh League, Ash bade farewell to Dawn as she wished to continue entering contests, and also parted ways with Brock, his oldest friend and longest-running traveling companion for the final time, as Brock now wished to become a Pokémon Doctor.

[[File:EP528Ash,Brocky Maya.png|thumb|left|150px|Ash and Pikachu with Dawn and Brock.]]

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After the Team Galactic incident, Ash is entering the [[Sinnoh]] League, by beating Volkner and earning the Beacon Badge. He also reunited with Jasmine from the Olivine Gym before heading to Lily-of-the-Valley. This may be the hardest and intense league he ever joined as he has many rivals to compete with and also there is a mysterious trainer who joined with a legendary Pokémon: [[Darkrai]]. He battled against most of his rivals except for [[Barry (anime)|Barry]], who battled [[Paul]] and lost, [[File:DP18.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ash, Pikachu, Brock, Dawn and Piplup in the 13th Season.]]so Ash's next match was against Paul, the battle was intense as Paul showed Pokémon that he doesn't normally use and until the fight was only [[Electivire]] and [[Infernape]] but Ash won with Infernape's ability, Blaze. Though he faced an opponent that was hard to defeat, it is none other than the trainer with a [[Darkrai]]: [[Tobias]]. He was able to defeat Tobias' Darkrai but got a draw with Tobias' Latios. However, as Ash had no Pokémon left, he was defeated. He reached the top four in the Sinnoh League, and many people are amazed because he was the only trainer who battled against Tobias and at least defeated his Darkrai because no one was able to do so. Then afterwards he heads back home. Ash bid farewell to Dawn as she wished to continue entering contests and for the last time Brock, who now wishes to become a Pokémon doctor.

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[[File:DP19.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ash and Pikachu in Unova]]

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At home in Pallet Town, Ash received new clothes and was invited along with his mother by Professor Oak to take a trip to the far away [[Unova|Unova region]] for a scientific expedition. Upon arrival, a more formidable Team Rocket - no longer fooling around and acting in a more serious capacity - once again tried to capture Pikachu. This was prevented by the timely intervention of [[Zekrom]], one of Unova's two Legendary Pokemon. Zekrom caused a storm that scared away Team Rocket and temporarily knocked Pikachu out. Arriving at [[Professor Juniper (anime)|Professor Juniper]]'s [[File:Don Battle Ash.png|thumb|left|200px|Ash and Pikachu during the Don Battle Tournament]]lab, Ash encountered a new rival named [[Trip]], an insolent boy with an intolerant attitude towards Trainers from Kanto. Ash battled Trip, but lost as Pikachu's Electric attacks had been temporarily disabled from the encounter with Zekrom. Ash later decided to go out on a new quest to win the [[Unova League]]. After leaving on his new journey, Ash gained new traveling companions in [[Iris (anime)|Iris]], an up-and-coming Dragon Master with keen eyesight, and [[Cilan (anime)|Cilan]], one of the three optional Gym Leaders of the [[Striaton City Gym]] who utilized Grass-Type Pokemon and also a Pokemon Connoisseur. Ash continued his inadvertent tradition of catching all three [[Starter Pokemon]] of a region, something not done since Johto: He adopted an Oshawott that had snuck away from Professor Juniper's lab and an abandoned Tepig whose Trainer no longer wanted it. Last but not least, Ash caught a very strong Snivy which acts like the mother of his team. Ash won the Trio Badge, Basic Badge and Insect Badge. As the season continued, he acquired a mysterious egg which later hatched into his [[Ash's Scraggy|Scraggy]].

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[[File:DP19.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Ash andPikachu in Unova]]

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[[File:Ash's Future Team.png|thumb|right|Ash withhis Unova team.]]

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Athomein[[PalletTown]], AshreceivednewclothesandwasinvitedalongwithhismotherbyProfessorOaktotakeatripto the farawayUnovaRegionforascientificexpedition. Uponarrival,TeamRocket(nowserious and lessgoofy)onceagaintriedtocapturePikachu. However, the legendaryPokemon [[Zekrom]] causedastormthatscaredthemaway and temporarilyknockedPikachuout. ArrivingatProfessorJuniper's[[File:Don Battle Ash.png|thumb|right|200px|AshandPikachuduring the DonBattleTournament]]lab,Ashencountered a newrivalnamed [[Trip]] (whowonabattleagainstPikachuasZekromtemporarilykeptPikachufromusingElectricattacks)anddecidedtogooutonanewquest to win the Unovaleague.Afterleavingfor his newjourney, Ashmet [[Iris (anime)|Iris]] and begantravelingwith her.Along the wayheadoptedanOshawottthatbelonged to ProfessorJuniperandaTepigfrom a Trainerwhodidn'twantitanymore.AfterwinninghisfirstGymbattle,Ashgainedyetanothernewtravelingcompanionin [[Cilan (anime)|Cilan]] (oneofthethreeoptionalGymLeaders). He also caughtaverystrongSnivy,whichactslikethemotherofhisteam.Hehas won the Trio Badge,BasicBadgeandInsectBadge.Astheseasoncontinues, he getsamysteriousegg and similar to the [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] series, he also getsallofthestarterPokémoninthere;unlikeHoennandSinnoh, in which he onlygotaTreeckoinHoenn,andaTurtwigandChimcharinSinnoh.

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Continuingonhisjourneythrough Unova with Iris and Cilan, aftertheystoppedTeamRocketfromstealingPokémonfromtheNimbasaPokémonCenter,Ashandco.metupwith [[Bianca (anime)|Bianca]] and encountered both the GymLeader[[Elesa(anime)|Elesa]]and[[Bianca'sfather(anime)|Bianca's father]]. Afterheallowedbothhisdaughter and Ashtocontinuetheirrespectivejourneys,Ashbattled Elesa and won the Bolt Badge. Then he had the honor of meeting [[Alder (anime)|Alder]], the UnovaLeague [[Champion]].HealsosavedUnovafrombeingtorn apart by [[Tornadus]] and [[Thundurus]]bysummoning[[Landorus]]. Followingthis,Ashhada Gym Battle with [[Clay (anime)|Clay]]aftergettinghim some Revival Herbs. During the battleAsh's[[Roggenrola]] evolvedinto a [[Ash'sBoldore|Boldore]];using its ability, [[Sturdy]],AshdefeatedClay,earninghimtheQuakeBadge.AfterthathehelpedBiancawithhernewlyevolved[[Bianca'sEscavailer|Escavailer]]andmet[[CedricJuniper]]. Hemanaged to catch the [[Ash'sKrookodile|Krokorok]]thatfollowedhim, adding it to his team.Finally, hehad a Gym battle with [[Skyla (anime)|Skyla]], duuring which his [[Tranquill]] evolved into [[Ash's Unfezant|Unfezant]] and managedtobeat her,winning the JetBadge.Heparticipatedinarace to thetopof[[CelestialTower]]and came in a closesecondlosingto[[Stephan]],aswellastheDonamitetournamentandrankedSemi-finalist.HealsoconfrontedTepig'soriginaltrainer, [[Shamus]],duringwhichTepigevolvedinto[[Ash'sPignite|Pignite]]. He also hadtoendureaharshtrainingsessionfrom[[Brycen(anime)|Brycen]],whichpaidoffashe won the Freeze Badge.Hisplanstogoto[[OpelucidCity]]wereon hold as he foundouttheGym was closed and had to go to [[Virbank City]] instead, where he battled [[Roxie (anime)|Roxie]] and won his final badge, the Toxic Badge. He also metandbefriendeda[[Meloetta(anime)|Meloetta]]andreunitedwithhisoldfriend Dawn from his time in Sinnoh and stopped Team Rocket's latest plot involving Meloetta. Along the way he met[[Cameron]]whofacedoffagainst[[Marlon(anime)|Marlon]],the[[HumilauCity]][[GymLeader]].

Ash finally arrived at and competed in the Unova League, placing in the Top 8 as he'd done before. He made a new friend, [[N (anime)|N]] and learned about [[Team Plasma]] and another [[Legendary Pokémon]], [[Reshiram]]. With N's help, Ash was able to stop Team Plasma. With his adventures in Unova behind him, it was time for him to head home again: fortunately for Ash, Professor Juniper scored him boarding tickets to the Queen Decolore which traversed through the Decolore Islands. Along the way he met [[Alexa (anime)|Alexa]], a reporter from the [[Kalos|Kalos region]] and briefly reunited with Clairfromthe Blackthorn Gym to help find a [[Clair's Druddigon|Shiny Druddigon]]. After arriving in [[Vermillion City]], he parted ways with Iris and Cilan as the two were headed to Johto, and returned home to Pallet Town once again with Alexa.

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Continuing on his Journey through Unova with Iris and Cilan, after they stopped Team Rocket from stealing Pokémon from the Nimbasa Pokémon Center, Ash and co. meet up with Bianca and meet the Gym Leader [[Elesa]] and meet Bianca's father. After he allowed both his daughter and Ash to continue their respective journeys, Ash battles Elesa and wins the Bolt Badge. Then he has the honor of meeting [[Alder]], the champion of the Unova League. He also saved Unova from being torn apart by [[Tornadus]], [[Thundurus]] by summoning [[Landorus]] and he had a Gym Battle with [[Clay]] after getting him some Revival Herbs. During the battle Ash's Roggenrola evolved into a Boldore and Ash won earning him the Quake Badge. After that, he helped Bianca with her newly evolved Escavailer and met Cedric Juniper. Next, he manages to catch the Krokorok that followed him as a part of his team. Finally, he had a Gym battle with [[Skyla]]. During which, his Tranquill evolved into Unfezant and managed to beat her, winning the Jet Badge fair and square. He participated in a race to the top of [[Celestial Tower]] and came in a close second losing to [[Stephan]]. He participated in the Donamite tournament and ranked Semi-finalist. He also confronted Tepig's original trainer, Suwama, during which Tepig evolved into Pignite. He also had to endure a harsh training session from [[Brycen]], which paid off as he won the Freeze Badge. His plans to go to Opelucid City were on hold as he found out the Gym was closed and had to go to Virbank City. There he battled [[Roxie]] and won his final badge, the Toxic Badge.

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[[File:Smash217anime.jpg|thumb|left|Ash in the Kalos Region]]

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Ash traveled to the Kalos region to compete in the [[Kalos Pokémon League|Kalos League]] and to continue his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master. He gained new traveling companions in the siblings [[Clemont (anime)|Clemont]] and [[Bonnie (anime)|Bonnie]] and later reunited with his childhood friend [[Serena (anime)|Serena]], who still remembered Ash rescuing her a long time ago and would travel with him as well. Despite being childhood friends with Serena, he had no memory of their relationship until Serena showed him the handkerchief he used to mend her knee when they were little kids in the episode, ''[[XY007: Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!|Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!]]''. Ash also caught three new Pokémon: his first Kalos capture was a [[Ash's Frogadier|Froakie]] followed by a [[Ash's Fletchinder|Fletchling]] then a [[Ash's Hawlucha|Hawlucha]].

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Within the first five episodes of the season, Ash faced Alexa's sister [[Viola (anime)|Viola]], the Gym Leader of [[Santalune City]] who specialized in Bug-type Pokémon. During their battle, Ash faced difficulty against [[Viola's Surskit]], who gained an advantage over Pikachu by freezing the arena, turning it into an ice field. Ash decided that what needed improving was his Pokémon's balance, and with Alexa's help, engaged in special training designed to combat this flaw. Clemont also tried to help using one of his latest devices, but the machine backfired and exploded. In a rematch, Ash ultimately defeated Viola and claimed the Bug Badge, his first badge from a Kalos Gym. [[XY025: Climbing the Walls!|Much later]], Ash battled against the [[Cyllage City Gym]] Leader [[Grant (anime)|Grant]] and his Rock-Type Pokemon. Having seen Grant defeat Viola at the Battle Chateau, Ash sought a way to defeat Grant's Rock Tomb. When he faced Grant, this ended up becoming [[Rock Tomb Climb]], the use of which earned Ash his second Kalos Badge, the Cliff Badge. Some time later, Ash battle [[Moria]], a [[Sky Trainer]] who specializes [[Sky Battles]], and her [[Moria's Talonflame|Talonflame]]. During the battle his Fletchling evolved into a [[Ash's Fletchinder|Fletchinder]] and won.

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At the [[Pokémon Summer Camp]], Ash and his friends met [[Shauna (Kalos)|Shauna]], [[Trevor]], and [[Tierno]]. He later had a first-touch-battle against [[Tierno's Wartortle|Tierno's Squirtle]] with Froakie and lost. After spending a good time at the Pokémon Summer Camp, Ash went to [[Shalour City]] and battled [[Korrina (anime)|Korrina]], a Gym Leader who previously traveled with Ash and his friends in order to help her understand [[Mega Evolution]] with [[Korrina's Lucario|her Lucario]]. Despite a failed attempt of using Tierno's dancing strategy, Ash managed to win his third Kalos Badge, the Rumble Badge.

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Soon, he teamed up with a ninja named [[Sanpei]] and battled against [[Saizo]] and [[Saizo's Barbaracle|his Barbaracle]]. During the battle, his Froakie evolved into a [[Ash's Frogadier|Frogadier]] and won the battle using its newly-learned [[Aerial Ace]] move. [[XY055: A Slippery Encounter!|Three episodes later]], Ash and co. encountered a wild Goomy who had fled its home on the back of a Swanna. The Goomy was frightfully timid, even being scared of [[Clemont's Dedenne|Dedenne]]. After taking some time to care for it, Ash and the others discovered using one of Clemont's inventions that Goomy's home had been attacked by Bug-type Pokémon, which left the poor creature traumatized, and possibly having some deeper issues. Wanting to help it, Ash invited it to travel with him. Delighted, Goomy accepted, becoming Ash's fourth capture.

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Finally arriving in Coumarine City, Ash had to first deal with Team Rocket trying to kidnap the Vanillite evolutionary line. In searching for Vanillite, its evolved forms had covered the city in ice, which was stopped by the Coumarine Gym Leader [[Ramos (anime)|Ramos]]. In the very next episode, Ash faced down Ramos in his Gym battle... after enduring sitting through tea and helping the old man water and weed his garden. During this time Ramos saw Ash impatiently yanking out weeds without a second thought and slowed him down, telling him that if he rushes, he will miss the important things. Ash later had to apply this lesson in the Gym battle: Figuring his Type-advantaged Fletchinder would easily win, Ash had to endure both it and Hawlucha succembing to [[Ramos' Weepinbell]]'s [[Poison Powder]]; Ash managed to defeat Weepinbell with Frogadier before facing down [[Ramos' Gogoat]]. While Frogadier was surrounded by a torrent of Gogoat's [[Razor Leaf]], Ash remembered what the older man had told him about missing the important things. Using this lesson, Ash slowed himself down and was able to guide Frogadier more effectively; he won the battle and the Plant Badge and celebrated his fourth Kalos Gym victory.

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Ash and the gang later heard about a festival where Trainers give gifts to their Pokémon. Ash agreed to go with Serena to shop for things to get for their Pokémon, but alone as he wanted the gift to be a surprise. To Serena's disappointment, Ash frequently ran off during their time together to see if a gift would be good to give his Pokémon, or later when he finally found out what to get them. Between these two moments, Ash ended up winning a blue ribbon from the monorail company. After dealing with Team Rocket yet again, Ash and his friends gave their Pokémon their gifts. For his Pokémon, Ash had done the simple thing and gotten them all a nice bounty of berries. Later, while watching the fireworks, Ash took Serena completely by surprise when he handed her a gift from himself, saying it was because of her that he was able to find a gift for his Pokémon. This marks the first and to date only time Ash has ever given a present to one of his female companions.

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While traversing the [[Kalos Route 13|Lumiose Badlands]], Ash and co. happened upon a wounded [[Spoink]]. After Clemont gave it medical aid, it led the gang to an oasis where it lived that had been taken over by a rogue [[Grumpig]] that was being manipulated by Team Rocket, who used the Spoink as leverage to force Ash to hand over Pikachu. Goomy escaped and faced down Grumpig but was losing for a time. When Grumpig was about to hit Goomy with an [[Iron Tail]], Ash intercepted the attack and took it to the chest in Goomy's stead. Moved by Ash's willingness to protect it from danger at his own expense, Goomy evolved into Sliggoo and defeated both Grumpig and Team Rocket with its newly-learned [[Dragon Breath]] attack.

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As time went by, Ash reunited with his rival from Pokémon Summer Camp, Tierno. They proposed a practice battle in order to help Ash get stronger for his promised battle with Clemont. But it was interrupted when Team Rocket showed up and captured their Pokémon. However, while battling Team Rocket, an explosion causes a wild fire which engulfed around Ash and the others. Sliggoo, who was determined to not let its trainer meet the same traumatizing fate, summoned a rainstorm to douse the fire, evolving into Goodra in the process. After blasting Team Rocket off with its newly-learned [[Dragon Pulse]] attack, Ash and Tierno resumed their practice battle, which resulted in Ash winning the match.

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After leaving Lumiose City, Ash and his friends came across Goodra's old home [[Kalos Route 14|in the wetlands]]. There, Ash learned about Goodra's home being taken over by a [[Florges (anime)|Blue Flower Florges]] and her army of Bug-type Pokémon. Goodra challenged Florges to a battle for leadership, which resulted in Goodra learning [[Ice Beam]] and winning the battle. However, the celebration was cut short when Team Rocket injured Goodra and blackmailed Florges into capturing Pikachu, [[Clemont's Dedenne|Dedenne]] and Goodra's friend, [[Wooper]]. When Ash went off to save the Pokémon, he learned from Team Rocket that Florges blamed on the Pokémon for draining the water and was trying to save her sick child, a [[Floette|Blue Flower Floette]]. After resolving the crisis and saving the wetlands from Team Rocket, Floette was successfully cured and Goodra and Florges made a truce, bringing peace to both sides at last. Ash decided to leave Goodra in the wetlands so it could be happy with its friends and serve as their protector.

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Shortly after, Ash and his friends made it to [[Laverre City]] and met [[Sawyer]], a young trainer who knew Clemont from when the latter was training for Ash's battle. During their time together Ash and Sawyer had a Double Battle, but were interrupted by the fashion show hosted by the Laverre City Gym Leader [[Valerie]]. As the boys watched the show they were surprised to see Bonnie and Serena in it. At the end of the show, Valerie challenged Sawyer to a battle which she easily won with her [[Valerie's Spritzee|Spritzee]] due to its Fairy-type immunity to Dragon-type moves.

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The next day, Ash and Valerie faced each other in the Gym Battle for the Fairy Badge. Despite Valerie having a Type advantage and defeating Fletchinder with the effect of Spritzee's Trick Room, Ash came around from behind and surprised everyone by using his Hawlucha to destroy the Psychic-type move with its newly-learned Bug-type move [[X-Scissor]] before it knocked out Spritzee with [[Hi Jump Kick]] to give Ash the win.

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{{AnimePokémon|type = electric|image = Ash's Pikachu.png|info =Ash was given Pikachu by Professor Oak as the original [[Kanto]] starter Pokemon had been taken. Originally, Pikachu would not listen to Ash and constantly shocked him. However, after accidentally angering a flock of [[Spearow]], Pikachu had a change of heart when he saw Ash defend him. Since then, Pikachu has assisted and been very successful in many of Ash's wins and over time has adopted Ash's mannerisms. Pikachu does not want to be in his [[Poké Ball]] so he stays out all the time, often riding on Ash's shoulder or head.|nameline = [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]]|gender = male}}

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{{AnimePokémon|type = water|image = Ash Frogadier.png|info=Froakie first appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! where he observed Pikachu shocking Bonnie, Clemont and Ash outside the Lumiose Gym. Froakie protected Pikachu from his own Electro Ball, which had been rebounded by Wobbuffet's Mirror Coat. At the end of the episode, Froakie appeared in front of Sycamore's lab with a Poké Ball and asked Ash to catch him, which Ash did so gladly. He later evolved into a Frogadier during a battle against [[Saizo]] and [[Saizo's Barbaracle|Barbaracle]].|nameline = [[Ash's Frogadier|Froakie → Frogadier]]|gender = male}}

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{{AnimePokémon|type = fire|type2 = flying|image = Ash Fletchinder.png|info=Fletchling first appeared where it swooped down to take a berry that Bonnie gave to a Dedenne. Afterwards, Froakie challenged it to a battle but Fletchling's speed and strength proved to be too much for Froakie. Froakie was finally able to land a hit on the Tiny Robin Pokémon. Ash threw a Poké Ball at it but the capture was unsuccessful. Froakie continued the battle with Fletchling and landed a hit with Water Pulse. Ash threw another Poké Ball at Fletchling and managed to catch it this time. It later evolved into Fletchinder during a sky battle against [[Moria's Talonflame]].|nameline = [[Ash's Fletchinder|Fletchling → Fletchinder]]}}

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{{AnimePokémon|image = Ash Noibat.png|type = flying|type2 = dragon|info=Noibat hatched from its egg after being found by Ash's Hawlucha. It then ate some fruits and drank some water, but later got captured by Team Rocket, who wanted to make him evolve into Noivern. Later they confronted on a cave, but Noibat was smart enough to use his ultrasonic waves to identify Team Rocket and chase them out of the cave. Later it decided to join Ash's team.|nameline = [[Ash's Noibat|Egg → Noibat]]}}

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|info = Ash found Tepig when he was at the Battle Club in [[Accumula Town]] when he saw it escape from the Battle Club's warehouse. When he found it, he saw its mouth had been tied by its past trainer who left it at the Battle Club after it lost to a [[Deerling]], making it unable to eat and so Ash helped free it and created a bond with it. It has powerful fire attacks such as [[Ember]] and is bound to be a prime member of Ash's Unova team, but at the moment it seems to lack confidence in its strength. It later confronted its original trainer and evolved with newfound strength, confidence and resolve.

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|info = Ash found Snivy when he was in a forest heading towards [[Nacrene City]]. Snivy is a female Pokémon and knows the move Attract which it used to stop the opponent Pokémon in their tracks. Ash encountered it after it had taken some of [[Cilan (anime)|Cilan]]'s food. To stop it, Ash decided he needed to capture it It also has powerful grass attacks such as [[Leaf Blade]], [[Vine Whip]] and [[Leaf Storm]]. In addition to that, it has been shown to be very agile and able to evade attacks expertly. Snivy seems to be stronger, confident, and skilled compared to the other Pokémon Ash has caught in Unova. [[Trip]] even said that Snivy was a strong Pokémon, enough to defeat his [[Trip's Servine|Servine]], Snivy's evolved form.

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|info = After receiving an egg from the Day Care in Route 3, the egg eventually hatched into Scraggy. However, Scraggy is a bit of a violent Pokémon, attacking Ash, Iris & Cilan's other Pokémon at will. Scraggy is a very angry Pokémon, but unfortunately its attacks, such as [[Headbutt]], are not strong. However, despite this, it is continually trying to improve its Headbutt attack. It went back to the lab in [[BW037]]. It later learned to use [[Hi Jump Kick]] from a [[Scrafty]] in [[BW045]].

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|info = [[Leavanny]] is a Pokémon [[Ash]] caught as a [[Sewaddle]] while he was traveling through [[Pinwheel Forest]] as Ash was interested in Sewaddle. [[Sewaddle]] was the sixth Pokémon Ash caught in the Unova region. Sewaddle and Tranquil are being switched from Ash's team and with Professor Juniper. It evolved into a Swadloon in [[BW025]] during a battle with Burgh's Whirlipede. [[Swadloon]] went to [[Professor Juniper]] in [[BW032]] and returned back in [[BW035]]. It returned to the lab in BW037. In [[BW076]], Swadloon evolved into a Leavanny during a battle against Iris's Emolga and as a result started to make clothes and headgears out of leaves for Pikachu and the other Pokemon, which they like.

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|info = [[Ash]] caught [[Palpitoad]] in [[BW035]]. It was the leader of a crew which was held by some [[Tympole]]. It reappeared in [[BW041]] in which it battled against [[Burgundy's Stoutland]] and won it using a massive [[Hydro Pump]]. It was used again during the Tournament, this time against a [[Trainer]]'s [[Darumaka]] which was easily defeated by a strong [[Hydro Pump]]. He made himself a real powerhouse pokemon of ash team.

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|info = [[Ash]] caught [[Roggenrola]] in [[BW037]] after he helped it to save a group of some other [[Roggenrola]] from [[Team Rocket]]. After an intense battle with [[Ash's Tepig]], [[Ash]] captured it. Roggenrola evolved into Boldore while fighting Clay's Excadrill. Boldore is shown to be very resourceful, like using Sandstorm to put out a fire.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Boldore|Roggenrola → Boldore]]

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|info = Krokorok was a Pokémon that appeared in several episodes in the anime. It was a Sandile in [[BW003]] and [[BW012]] until it evolved into Krokorok in [[BW020]] while battling [[Ash's Pikachu]] until it blasted off into the sky after getting defeated in both [[BW012]] and [[BW020]]. It was set to reappear in [[BW023]]. It reappeared in the end of [[BW066]], and officially joined Ash's team in [[BW067|the episode after that.]] It evolved into Krookodile in BW094. It's known moves are [[Bite]], [[Dig]], [[Stone Edge]] and recently [[Dragon Claw]] Made himself as a powerhouse pokemon in ash team.

|info = Bulbasaur was the third Pokémon Ash caught. It had been protecting a village of Pokémon that were recovering from illnesses. Since then it became a vital part of Ash's team and won many gym and league battles for Ash. Bulbasaur has been given the choice to evolve but decided to stay at its base form. Long into his journey with Ash, Bulbasaur was called upon to stop feuds between the Pokémon in Oak's Lab and has continued to do so. It also appears to have a budding romance with [[May's Venusaur|May's Bulbasaur]].

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|info = Bulbasaur was the third Pokémon Ash caught. He had been protecting a village of Pokémon that were recovering from illnesses. Since then he became a vital part of Ash's team and won many gym and league battles for Ash. Bulbasaur has been given the choice to evolve but decided to stay at his base form. Long into his journey with Ash, Bulbasaur was called upon to stop feuds between the Pokémon in Oak's Lab and has continued to do so. He also appears to have a budding romance with [[May's Venusaur|May's Bulbasaur]].

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|image = Ash's Charizard.png

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|info = Ash and Brock once saved a Charmander from death, and after saving him from his incompetent trainer, Brock decided that Ash should remain with him. Then, evolving from Charmeleon, Charizard didn't obey any orders that Ash gave and quite often used his flamethrower attack on Ash, (he still does this today, but now he does it as a sign of affection towards Ash rather than a sign of disobedience.) However, after getting frozen in battle, Charizard started to respect Ash as Ash nursed him back to health. Since then he has been a vital powerhouse in Ash's team and has been used in several Gym, League and Frontier battles and has even held his own in battles against Entei and Articuno. He currently resides at Prof. Oak's Lab in [[Kanto]].

|info = It was Ash's seventh Pokémon in Kanto. Evolving in its first ever battle in the Indigo League, Kingler is a good strong Pokémon that Ash has fallen back on in both the Indigo and Johto leagues. However it has not seen much experience outside of those leagues.

|info = It was Ash's seventh Pokémon in Kanto. Evolving in its first ever battle in the Indigo League, Kingler is a good strong Pokémon that Ash has fallen back on in both the Indigo and Johto leagues. However it has not seen much experience outside of those leagues.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Kingler|Krabby → Kingler]]

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|nameline = [[Ash's Kingler|Krabby → Kingler]]}}

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|image = Ash's Muk.png

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|info = Captured after taking over a Power Plant, Muk was immediately sent to Professor Oak's Laboratory. While being there it grew incredibly affectionate and is known to hug Professor Oak on many occasions. However, past this affectionate yet slimy exterior, Muk has been used in several League battles and manages to hold its ground.

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|info = Captured after taking over a Power Plant, Muk was immediately sent to Professor Oak's Laboratory. While being there it grew incredibly affectionate and is known to hug Professor Oak on many occasions. However, past this affectionate yet slimy exterior, Muk has been used in several League battles and manages to hold its ground. As a running gag, Muk often knocks over Professor Oak when he's talking with Ash over the video-phone.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Muk|Muk]]

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|nameline = [[Ash's Muk|Muk]]}}

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|image = Ash Tauros.png

|info = When he was in the Safari Zone, Ash managed to capture thirty Tauros, all of which reside at Oak's Laboratory. However Ash has used one of the Tauros on several occasions in Leagues and Frontier battles.

|info = When he was in the Safari Zone, Ash managed to capture thirty Tauros, all of which reside at Oak's Laboratory. However Ash has used one of the Tauros on several occasions in Leagues and Frontier battles.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Tauros|Tauros]]

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|nameline = [[Ash's Tauros|Tauros]]|gender = male}}

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|type = normal

|image = Ash Snorlax.png

|image = Ash Snorlax.png

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|info = Captured in the Orange Islands when stealing all the fruit from a small Island range, Snorlax has become a major powerhouse of Ash's, when it is awake that is. Due to its massive feeding requirements, Ash felt it better to stay at Professor Oak's, however it is still used for a number of Gym, League & Frontier battles. Also, Snorlax had defeated a Medicham, even at a Fighting disadvantage.

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|info = Captured in the Orange Islands when stealing all the fruit from a small Island range, Snorlax has become a major powerhouse of Ash's, when he is awake that is. Due to his massive feeding requirements, Ash felt it better to stay at Professor Oak's, however he is still used for a number of Gym, League & Frontier battles. Also, Snorlax had defeated a Medicham, even at a Fighting disadvantage.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Snorlax|Snorlax]]

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|type = bug

|type2 = fighting

|type2 = fighting

|image = Ash's Heracross.png

|image = Ash's Heracross.png

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|info = Heracross was the first Pokémon that Ash captured in Johto. It loves tree sap and has been known to suck the pollen out of Bulbasaur's Bulb on several occasions. It is a powerful Pokémon of Ash's and has been used in several Gym, League, Frontier battles and even the Sinnoh Pokémon League.

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|info = Heracross was the first Pokémon that Ash captured in Johto. He loves tree sap and has been known to suck the pollen out of Bulbasaur's Bulb on several occasions causing Bulbasaur pain. He is a powerful Pokémon of Ash's and has been used in several Gym, League, Frontier battles and even the Sinnoh Pokémon League.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Heracross|Heracross]]

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|image = Beiriifu.png

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|image = Ash Bayleef.png

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|info = After evolving from Chikorita, Bayleef kept it's longing feelings for Ash which did end up getting it in trouble on several occasions. However after getting used to its size, it managed to become a vital part of Ash's team and helped win many Gym & League battles. Ash left it at Oak's when he decided to make a fresh start when he left for Hoenn.

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|info = After evolving from Chikorita, Bayleef kept her longing feelings for Ash which did end up getting her in trouble on several occasions. However after getting used to her size, she managed to become a vital part of Ash's team and helped win many Gym & League battles. Ash left her at Oak's when he decided to make a fresh start when he left for Hoenn.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Bayleef|Chikorita → Bayleef]]

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|nameline = [[Ash's Bayleef|Chikorita → Bayleef]]|gender = female}}

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|info = While training for the Sinnoh League, Ash brought his Cyndaquil with many of his other Pokémon. However, Team Rocket tried to cause problems and Cyndaquil evolved in order to stop them. Quilava has numerous powerful attacks such as Flame Wheel at its disposal, showing that it has completely overcome its previous hindrances in its base form and is sure to be a powerful Pokémon within Ash's team.

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|info = While training for the Sinnoh League, Ash brought his Cyndaquil with many of his other Pokémon. However, Team Rocket tried to cause problems and Cyndaquil evolved in order to stop them. Quilava has numerous powerful attacks such as Flame Wheel at his disposal, showing that he has completely overcome his previous hindrances in his base form and is sure to be a powerful Pokémon within Ash's team.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Quilava|Cyndaquil → Quilava]]

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|nameline = [[Ash's Quilava|Cyndaquil → Quilava]]|gender = male}}

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|info = Totodile was captured by Ash using his Lure Ball. Since Misty also wanted it, they decided to battle in order to determine who'sit was. Ash won. Totodile has a quirky personality and really likes to dance. It has even been known to use this dancing tactic to help win battles. Ash left it at Oak's when he decided to make a fresh start when he left for Hoenn.

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|info = Totodile was captured by Ash using his [[Lure Ball]]. Since Misty also wanted him, they decided to battle in order to determine whosehe was. Ash won. Totodile has a quirky personality and really likes to dance. He has even been known to use this dancing tactic to help win battles. Ash left him at Oak's when he decided to make a fresh start when he left for Hoenn.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Totodile|Totodile]]

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|nameline = [[Ash's Totodile|Totodile]]|gender = male}}

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|type = normal

|type2 = flying

|type2 = flying

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|image = Yorunozuku.png

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|info = Noctowl is an incredibly rare Pokémon of Ash. It is a 'Shiny' Pokémon which glitters as it comes out of its Poké Ball into battle. Due to its psychic abilities, it has been used many times to find and battle Ghost Pokémon as well as the usual flying requirements that Ash utilizes. Ash left it at Oak's when he decided to make a fresh start when he left for Hoenn.

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|info = Noctowl is an incredibly rare Pokémon of Ash. He is a Shiny Pokémon which glitters as he comes out of his Poké Ball into battle. Due to his psychic abilities, he has been used many times to find and battle Ghost Pokémon as well as the usual flying requirements that Ash utilizes. Ash left him at Oak's when he decided to make a fresh start when he left for Hoenn.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Noctowl|Noctowl]]

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|type = ground

|image = Donfan.png

|image = Donfan.png

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|info = After rejoining Ash's team as a Phanpy, it evolved to help free Pikachu from Team Rocket. However even after the evolution it kept its playful personality from being a Phanpy which sometimes can cause mayhem with other younger Pokémon. Ever since it evolved, it has become a powerhouse in Ash's team winning many Frontier Battles. It now resides back in Oak's Lab during Ash's journey to Sinnoh.

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|info = After rejoining Ash's team as a Phanpy, he evolved to help free Pikachu from Team Rocket. However even after the evolution he kept his playful personality from being a Phanpy which sometimes can cause mayhem with other younger Pokémon. Ever since he evolved, he has become a powerhouse in Ash's team winning many Frontier Battles. He now resides back in Oak's Lab during Ash's journey to Sinnoh.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Donphan|Egg → Phanpy → Donphan]]

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|nameline = [[Ash's Donphan|Egg → Phanpy → Donphan]]|gender = Male}}

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|type = normal

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|type2 = flying

|image = Ash Swellow.png

|image = Ash Swellow.png

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|info = After evolving during a Pokémon Ring Contest, Swellow has partaken in many of Ash's battles in Gyms and Leagues and has got a good amount of wins under its wing. Swellow was left at Oak's Lab when Ash left for his journey to Sinnoh. But Ash used Swellow, one more time, in the Sinnoh League.

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|info = After evolving during a Pokémon Ring Contest, Swellow has partaken in many of Ash's battles in Gyms and Leagues and has got a good amount of wins under his wing. Swellow was left at Oak's Lab when Ash left for his journey to Sinnoh. But Ash used Swellow, one more time, in the Sinnoh League.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Swellow|Taillow → Swellow]]

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|nameline = [[Ash's Swellow|Taillow → Swellow]]|gender = male}}

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|type = grass

|image = Ash Sceptile.png

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|info = After evolving from Grovyle to defend it's love interest, it lost all ability to use attacks. Eventually regaining the ability to use the attacks, Sceptile became a vital powerhouse in Ash's team which can hold its own against legendary Pokémon including Deoxys, Regirock, and Darkrai. Despite being Ash's massivepowerhouse, Ash decided to leave Sceptile at Oak's Lab while he traveled to Sinnoh. Sceptile was used again against a Darkrai in the Sinnoh Pokémon League.

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|info = After evolving from Grovyle to defend his love interest, he lost all ability to use attacks due to a broken heart caused by rejection. Eventually regaining the ability to use the attacks, Sceptile became a vital powerhouse in Ash's team which can hold his own against legendary Pokémon including Deoxys, Regirock, and Darkrai. Despite being one of Ash's best-trainedPokémon, Ash decided to leave Sceptile at Oak's Lab while he travelled to Sinnoh. Sceptile was used again to defeat a Darkrai in the Sinnoh Pokémon League.

|info = Corphish was captured while terrorizing Dewford Island and its inhabitants. However once caught Corphish managed to tame it's terrorizing attitude and become a vitally used member of Ash's team. However whenever one of Ash's Pokémon evolves or gets a bit more attention, Corphish does get the tendency to get a bit jealous. After its tenure with Ash through Hoenn and the Battle Frontier, Corphish was left at Oak's Lab.

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|info = Corphish was captured while terrorizing Dewford Island and his inhabitants. However once caught Corphish managed to tame his terrorizing attitude and become a vitally used member of Ash's team. However whenever one of Ash's Pokémon evolves or gets a bit more attention, Corphish does get the tendency to get a bit jealous. After his tenure with Ash through Hoenn and the Battle Frontier, Corphish was left at Oak's Lab.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Corphish|Corphish]]

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|type = fire

|image = Ash's Torkoal.png

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|info = Torkoal was found under attack by a bunch of Steel Pokémon in the valley. When Ash arrived to rescue it, it ran off but eventually followed Ash's instructions and defeated the Steel Pokémon. It is an emotional Pokémon which has been known to burst into tears when happy. Torkoal hasn't been in many gym battles but is used in standard battles on many occasions and proves it's strength in those battles. After the Hoenn League, Ash decided to give it some time off at Oak's Laboratory.

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|info = Torkoal was found under attack by a bunch of Steel Pokémon in the valley. When Ash arrived to rescue him, he ran off but eventually followed Ash's instructions and defeated the Steel Pokémon. He is an emotional Pokémon which has been known to burst into tears when happy. Torkoal hasn't been in many gym battles but is used in standard battles on many occasions and proves his strength in those battles. After the Hoenn League, Ash decided to give him some time off at Oak's Laboratory.

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|type = ice

|image = Onigori.png

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|info = Glalie was newly evolved when Ash entered the Hoenn League. Convinced of its power Ash used it in a number of battles where it managed to hold its own successfully. After the league was over he decided to give it a break at Oak's Laboratory.

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|info = Glalie was newly evolved when Ash entered the Hoenn League. Convinced of his power Ash used him in a number of battles where he managed to hold his own successfully. After the league was over he decided to give him a break at Oak's Laboratory.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Glalie|Snorunt → Glalie]]

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|type = normal

|type2 = flying

|type2 = flying

|image = Ash Staraptor.png

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|info = Ash's Staraptor evolved from Staravia during a PokéRinger contest against Paul's Honchkrow. As it has evolved, itis likely to become one of the powerhouses of Ash's team and will still likely be used for long-distance searching. With it's bigger size and strength, as soon as it evolved, it learned the move Close Combat, which will be helpful for many close flying battles.

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|info = Ash's Staraptor evolved from Staravia during a PokéRinger contest against Paul's Honchkrow. As he has evolved, hebecame one of the powerhouses of Ash's team and was still used for long-distance searching.

|info = Torterra is the Grass type Pokémon of Ash's Team. After being used in a gym battle against Volkner, which got postponed, Ash's Grotle evolved during a battle with Team Rocket. With its new size and strengths, it now knows more powerful moves such as Leaf Storm in addition to the moves Energy Ball, Rock Climb & Synthesis. With these attacks at its disposal, it is sure to be a massive tank in Ash's team.

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|info = Torterra is the Grass type Pokémon of Ash's Team. After being used in a gym battle against Volkner, which got postponed, Ash's Grotle evolved during a battle with Team Rocket.

|info = After being knocked to the brink of fainting in a battle against Barry's Empoleon, Monferno went berserk with its Blaze Ability and unleashed its full power against Team Rocket. While protecting the Pokémon, it evolved into Infernape. Infernape has many powerful attacks at its disposal such as Flame Wheel and Flare Blitz so it's set to be the powerhouse behind Ash's team. It was later used in a battle against Flint's Infernape, but lost due to its lack of experience.

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|info = After being knocked to the brink of fainting in a battle against Barry's Empoleon, Monferno went berserk with his Blaze Ability and unleashed his full power against Team Rocket. While protecting the Pokémon, he evolved into Infernape.. He was later used in a battle against Flint's Infernape, but lost due to his lack of experience.

|info = Originally captured by Dawn, Buizel has always been an incredibly strong Pokémon with an aptitude for Pokémon Battles. After Zoey saw how Ash & Dawn had Pokémon that preferred the other's vocations, a trade followed. Now, Buizel is one of Ash's powerhouses with powerful moves such as Aqua Jet at its disposal. Buizel will likely be called upon often for battles.

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|info = Originally captured by Dawn, Buizel has always been an incredibly strong Pokémon with an aptitude for Pokémon Battles. After Zoey saw how Ash & Dawn had Pokémon that preferred the other's vocations, a trade followed.

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|info = During his Gligar stage, Gliscor was a fairly weak Pokémon, not knowing many attacks and thus not being very strong, all due to his age. However, evolving by grabbing a Razor Fang while he was falling, he gained a lot of strength and confidence. Even after evolving though, he still wished to battle more and still vied for Ash's approval. During a battle with the Air Battle Master, he learned Giga Impact but decided to stay for training. But during Sinnoh League he returned back to Ash with powerful moves from his training. However instead of returning to the Air Battle Master, Gliscor decided be with Ash and stay at Professor Oak's Lab.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Gliscor|Gligar → Gliscor]]|gender = male}}

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|type = dragon

|type2 = ground

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|image = Ash Gible.png

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|info = Ash first encountered his Gible when he met Old Lady Tatsu, a woman who was teaching an Altaria a special move for Dragon Pokémon, Draco Meteor. Ash assisted Gible in the learning of the move and Gible decided to follow Ash. It also has the habit of biting on to heads. Later on, Ash noticed Gible followed him and eventually captured it. Ithasmanypowerfulattackssuch as Draco Meteor,DigandDragonPulseandissureto be a powerhouse of Ash'steam.

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|info = Ash first encountered his Gible when he met Old Lady Tatsu, a woman who was teaching an [[Altaria]] a special move for Dragon Pokémon, Draco Meteor. Ash assisted Gible in the learning of the move and Gible decided to follow Ash. He also has the habit of biting on to heads. Later on, Ash noticed Gible followed him and eventually captured him. Hehadlotsoftroublewith Draco Meteor atfirst,oftenhittingpoorPipluponhishead.

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|info = DuringitsGligarstage, Gliscor was a fairlyweakPokémon,notknowingmanyattacks and thusnotbeingverystrong,all due to itsage.However, evolvingbygrabbingaRazorFangwhileit was falling,ithasgainedalotofstrengthandconfidence.Even after evolvingthough,itstillwishestobattlemoreandstillvies for Ash'sapproval.WithpowerfulattackssuchasSteelWingand X-Scissor, it is sure to becomeavitalmember of Ash's team.DuringabattlewiththeAirBattleMaster,itlearnedGigaImpactbutdecidedtostayfortraining.ButduringSinnohLeagueitreturned back to Ash withpowerfulmovesfromitslearnings.However,itwasnotseenafterPaul'sbattle in the PokémonLeaguesoitisunknownwhetherifitreturnedtoMcCannorwenttoProfessorOak'sLaboratory.

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|info = Unfezantwascapturedas a Pidovein''[[BW002:EnterIrisand Axew!|EnterIris and Axew!]]''.Shewasthensentout to battle[[Jessie'sWoobat]], butlosteasily.heronlymajorbattlesince then was againstawild[[Ash'sSnivy|Snivy]],whereshewasconfirmedto befemale after Snivy's[[Attract]]failedtoeffecther.Eventually,PidoveweakenedSnivyenough for Ash tocatchher.AshlatersentPidovetoJuniper's to makeroomforhis[[Ash's Leavanny|Sewaddle]],butbroughtherbackafterwards.SheevolvedintoaTranquillafterclearingoutaswarmof[[Venipede]]from[[CasteliaCity]].Shewascurrentlyin Ash'sPartybutshewentbacktothelabafterawhile.Sheevolvedagain in the battleagainstSkylaandmanagedtobeatSkylatowhichshehappilycelebratedbyflyingaroundtheGym.

|info = OshawottwasoneofthestartersinUnovawho[[ProfessorJuniper]]wasgivingaway.However,afterAshleft, Oshawottstartedfollowing Ash and evendefendedhimagainst[[TeamRocket]]. ProfessorJunipergaveAshthePokéBallforOshawottwhich Ash usedtoobtainOshawott.OshawottisveryaffectionatetowardsAshandeventriestoknockPikachuoff of Ash'sshoulderanditspersonalityis similar to [[Bayleef]].Oshawottlater developed a crushon[[Iris'Emolga]].Hehasshownwantingtobattleoncertain occasions, andifhe'snotchosenhe'llturncompletelywhiteand faint. On other occasions, he doesn't show interest in battling. He is alsovery gluttonous and takesfood from otherPokemon.

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|info = Ash andBrockoncesavedaCharmanderfromdeath,andaftersavingitfromitsincompetenttrainer,BrockdecidedthatAshshouldremain with it. Then,evolvingfromCharmeleon, Charizarddidn'tobeyanyordersthatAshgaveandquiteoftenuseditsflamethrowerattackonAsh.However, after gettingfrozeninbattle, Charizardstarted to respectAshas Ash nurseditbacktohealth. Since then it has been a vitalpowerhouseinAsh's team and has beenusedinseveralGym,League and FrontierbattlesandhasevenhelditsowninbattlesagainstEnteiandArticuno.ItcurrentlyresidesintheCharificValley where it's doing sometraining.

|info = Ash found Snivy when he was in a forest heading towards [[Nacrene City]]. Snivy was difficult for Ash to catch due to her using Attract. Ash encountered her after she had taken some of [[Cilan (anime)|Cilan]]'s food. To stop her, Ash decided he needed to capture her She also has powerful grass attacks such as [[Leaf Blade]], [[Vine Whip]] and [[Leaf Storm]]. In addition to that, she has been shown to be very agile and able to evade attacks expertly. Snivy seems to be stronger, confident, and skilled compared to the other Pokémon Ash has caught in Unova. [[Trip]] even said that Snivy was a strong Pokémon, enough to defeat his [[Trip's Serperior|Servine]], Snivy's evolved form.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Snivy|Snivy]]|gender = female}}

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|info = After receiving an egg from the Day Care in Route 3, the egg eventually hatched into Scraggy. However, Scraggy was a bit of a violent Pokémon, attacking Ash, Iris & Cilan's other Pokémon at will. Scraggy was a very angry Pokémon, but unfortunately his attacks, such as [[Headbutt]], are not strong. However, despite this, he is continually trying to improve his Headbutt attack. Scraggy has calmed down since he first hatched and has developed a deep friendship with [[Iris' Axew]]. He later learned to use [[Hi Jump Kick]]

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|nameline = [[Ash's Scraggy|Egg → Scraggy]]|gender = male}}

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|info = Leavanny is a Pokémon Ash caught as a [[Sewaddle]] while he was travelling through [[Pinwheel Forest]]. He evolved into a Swadloon during a battle with Burgh's Whirlipede. Swadloon evolved into a Leavanny during a battle against Iris' Emolga and as a result started to make clothes and headgears out of leaves for Pikachu and the other Pokemon, which they like. During the battle against Stephan in the Unova League, it was revealed that his ability was [[Swarm]], but he wasn't strong enough to defeat [[Stephan's Sawk]] and lost.

|info = When Squirtle was captured it was part of the Squirtle Squad, a terrorizing group of Squirtles that were causing havoc around Vermillion City. However after gaining respect for Ash, it joined his team and has since become an incredibly competent battler. It has won many Gym and League matches but has since returned to the Squirtle Squad to lead after the team started fallingapart.

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|info = Ash caught [[Palpitoad]] in [[BW035]]. He was the leader of a crew which was held by some [[Tympole]]. He reappeared in [[BW041]] in which he battled against [[Burgundy's Stoutland]] and won it using a massive [[Hydro Pump]]. He was used again during the Tournament, this time against a Trainer's [[Darumaka]] which was easily defeated by a strong Hydro Pump. Despite not being shown on screen often, during the times he was shown he was incredibly strong.|gender= male}}

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|info = Ash caught [[Roggenrola]] after he helped it to save a group of some other [[Roggenrola]] from [[Team Rocket]]. After an intense battle with [[Ash's Pignite|Ash's Tepig]], Ash captured it. Roggenrola evolved into Boldore while fighting Clay's Excadrill. Boldore is shown to be very resourceful, like using Sandstorm to put out a fire.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Boldore|Roggenrola → Boldore]]|gender = }}

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|info = Krokorok was a Pokémon that appeared in several episodes in the anime. He was a Sandile until he evolved into Krokorok while battling [[Ash's Pikachu]]. He reappeared in the end of ''[[BW066: Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!|Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!]]'', and officially joined Ash's team in the next episode. He later evolved further into a Krookodile. As he evolved and grew in size his sunglasses remained with him.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Krookodile|Sandile → Krokorok → Krookodile]]

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|gender = male}}

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|info = After evolving from Metapod, Butterfree managed to defend Ash from a swarm of Beedrill. From this it managed to gain some power and became a vital part of Ash's team during it's tenure. It eventually left to start a family with a female Pink Butterfree.

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|info = After evolving from Metapod, Butterfree managed to defend Ash from a swarm of Beedrill. From this he managed to gain some power and became a vital part of Ash's team during his tenure. He eventually left to start a family with a female Pink Butterfree.

|info = Ash caught Seaking during a Seaking Catching Contest, and then released soon afterwards because of contest rules.

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|info = After Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot, it went into battle against a flock of Spearow and Fearow that were terrorizing Pidgey and Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest. After the battle was done, Ash decided to leave it in the forest to lead the flock, but left with the promise that he would someday return for it.

|info = After Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot, it went into battle against a flock of Spearow and Fearow that were terrorizing Pidgey and Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest. After the battle was done, Ash decided to leave it in the forest to lead the flock, but left with the promise that he would someday return for it.

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|info = Lapras was the first Pokémon that Ash captured in the Orange Islands. Originally it was found washed up on a beach but Ash & Co. managed to help nurse it back to health until it was kidnapped by Team Rocket. Ash managed to free it and captured it until they could find Lapras' family. Lapras was primarily used as the gang's transport throughout the Orange Islands but it was also used in several of the Gym battles and the final League match. Ash eventually let it go to be with it's family, but saw it again when in Johto and helped it defend a lab and the other Lapras from Team Rocket.

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|info = Lapras was the first Pokémon that Ash captured in the Orange Islands. Originally she was found washed up on a beach but Ash & Co. managed to help nurse her back to health until she was kidnapped by Team Rocket. Ash managed to free her and captured her until they could find Lapras' family. Lapras was primarily used as the gang's transport throughout the Orange Islands but she was also used in several of the Gym battles and the final League match. Ash eventually let her go to be with her family, but saw her again when in Johto and helped her defend a lab and the other Lapras from Team Rocket.

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|info = Ash caught Seaking during a Seaking Catching Contest, and then released soon afterwards because of contest rules.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Seaking|Seaking]]}}

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{{AnimePokémon|type=dragon|info=Goomy first appeared when it landed on Ash's head after getting flown away from its home by a [[Swanna]]. Goomy is a shy and timid Pokémon and whenever it sees [[Clemont's Dedenne]], it always goes and hides. However despite being cowardly, it does possess some intense strength and uses [[Rain Dance]] to build up its powers. Goomy first decided to travel with Ash after he defended it from Team Rocket. Goomy later evolved into [[Sliggoo]] during a battle against Team Rocket and a wild [[Grumpig]]. Sliggoo later evolved into Goodra in order to save its trainer and his friends from a wild fire caused by Team Rocket. Sometime after saving the marshlands from Team Rocket, Ash released Goodra so it can remain with its companions.|nameline = [[Ash's Goodra|Goomy → Sliggoo → Goodra]]|image = Ash Goodra.png}}

===Traded away===

===Traded away===

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|image = Gentleman Raticate.png

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|info = In ''[[Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', Ash traded his Butterfree for a Raticate, but later traded it back.

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|info = In ''[[IL015: Battle Aboard the St. Anne|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', Ash traded his Butterfree for a Raticate, but later traded it back.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Raticate|Raticate]]

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|nameline = [[Gentleman's Raticate|Raticate]]}}

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|info = Aipom originally met Ash on a mountain where it worshiped a Giant Slaking, where it stole Ash's hat. However after Ash found Aipom, they quickly befriended. Ash originally was going to give the hat to Aipom but it gave it back. For a short time Aipom followed Ash and turned up at the Grand Festival, again stealing Ash's hat. Near to the finals of the Grand Festival, Ash decided to battle Aipom and finally caught it. Apart from it's battling strengths, Aipom has shown a great aptitude for Contests and as such, was eventually traded to Dawn for her Contests and few episodes later Aipom evolved into Ambipom.

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|info = Aipom originally met Ash on a mountain where she worshiped a Giant Slaking, where she stole Ash's hat. However after Ash found Aipom, they quickly befriended. Ash originally was going to give the hat to Aipom but she gave it back. For a short time Aipom followed Ash and turned up at the Grand Festival, again stealing Ash's hat. Near to the finals of the Grand Festival, Ash decided to battle Aipom and finally caught her. Apart from her battling strengths, Aipom has shown a great aptitude for Contests and as such, was eventually traded to Dawn for her Contests and few episodes later Aipom evolved into [[Ambipom]].

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|info = Ash captured Beedrill while in the Bug Catching Contest just a bit shy from [[Goldenrod City]] in [[Johto]]. His capture of Beedrill made him win the contest. After the contest he decided to give the Beedrill to [[Casey]] as she loves Pokémon with yellow and black stripes, for they resemble an [[Electabuzz]].

|info = Ash captured Beedrill while in the Bug Catching Contest just a bit shy from [[Goldenrod City]] in [[Johto]]. His capture of Beedrill made him win the contest. After the contest he decided to give the Beedrill to [[Casey]] as she loves Pokémon with yellow and black stripes, for they resemble an [[Electabuzz]].

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|info = When Squirtle was captured him was part of the Squirtle Squad, a terrorizing group of Squirtle that were causing havoc around Vermillion City. However after gaining respect for Ash, he joined his team and has since become an incredibly competent battler. He has won many Gym and League matches but has since returned to the Squirtle Squad to lead after the team started falling apart. Later, he appears with other Ash's captured Pokémon in Prof. Oak's lab, in the opening scene of BW: Adventures in Unova.

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|nameline = [[Ash's Squirtle|Squirtle]]|gender = Male}}

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|info = Ash first met Primeape after he, as a Mankey, stole his hat. Determined to get his hat back, Ash chased Primeape and battled with him ending with a capture. Primeape was a Pokémon that went berserk easily and originally didn't follow Ash's commands. However after Ash saved him from a fall in a fighting contest, he gained respect for Ash. After the contest, Ash decided to leave him with a trainer for more training so he could become a P1 Champion.

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|nameline = [[Anthony's Primeape|Primeape]]|gender = Male}}

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|image = Nurse Joy's Pidgey.jpg

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|nameline = [[Nurse Joy's Pidgey|Pidgey]]

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|info = Ash attempted to battle Team Rocket with Nurse Joy's Pidgey, but got easily scared by their Pokémon.}}

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|image = Nurse Joy's Rattata.jpg

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|info = Ash attempted to battle Team Rocket with Nurse Joy's Rattata, but got easily scared by their Pokémon.

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|nameline = [[Nurse Joy's Rattata|Rattata]]}}

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|image = Lara Rapidash.png

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|info = When Lara was hurt, Ash filled in the race, using her Ponyta, which evolved into Rapidash, and won.

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|nameline = [[Lara's Rapidash|Ponyta → Rapidash]]}}

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|info = When [[Team Rocket]] was trapped inside the Pokémon Center's PC system so they could steal Pokémon, Ash borrowed a Porygon from [[Dr. Akihabara]] in order to stop them. After that, they left the computer world and returned it to him.

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|nameline = [[Dr. Akihabara's Porygon|Porygon]]}}

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|info = The Pokémon League entrance exam instructor gave Ash a Weezing by having him choose his own set of Poké Balls provided by the instructor. It was used during the Pokémon League exam by battling the Instructor's Flareon and won. Ash even used it to help stop Team Rocket and send them blasting off. After that, he gave Weezing back to the instructor.

|image = IL056 13.jpg|info = The Pokémon League entrance exam instructor gave Ash an Arbok by having him choose his own set of Poké Balls provided by the instructor. It was used during a Pokémon League exam by battling the Instructor's Jolteon and lost. Ash even used it to help stop Team Rocket and send them blasting off. After that, he gave Arbok back to the instructor.|nameline = [[Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Arbok|Arbok]]}}

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|image = IL056 15.jpg|info = Meowth was the third and final Pokémon used by Ash during the Pokémon League exam. It was up against the Instructor's Vaporeon in which Vaporeon froze the Meowth causing Team Rocket's Meowth to interfere with the battle by kicking the frozen one free. It was accidentally blasted off along with Team Rocket. The temporary switch was fixed in the next episode.|nameline = [[Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Meowth|Meowth]]}}

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|image = Hagatha's Hoothoot.jpg|info = Ash, Brock and Misty borrowed Hoothoot from [[Hagatha]] in order to navigate the haunted forest. It attacked Ash and got affectionate with Misty since it only got along well with pretty girls. It was returned to her sister, [[Nagatha]] after they were able to get to the exit.|nameline = [[Hagatha's Hoothoot|Hoothoot]]}}

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|image = Misty's Staryu.png|info = Ash borrowed Staryu from Misty for the Fire and Rescue Grand Prix in [[JE031: The Fire-ing Squad!|The Fire-ing Squad!]]. However, he did not win the contest and returned Staryu to her around the end of the episode.|nameline = [[Misty's Staryu|Staryu]]}}

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|gender = male|image = Misty'sPsyduck.png|info = Ash borrowed Psyduck from Misty for the Fire and Rescue Grand Prix. However, he did not win the contest and returned Psyduck to her.|nameline = [[Misty's Psyduck|Psyduck]]}}

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|image = Keegan Arcanine.png

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|info = When Ash and Keegan were separated from Misty, Brock and Ramona, Keegan hurt his arm, so Ash took his place by riding Arcky.|nameline = [[Arcky]]}}

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|image = Jenny Pidgeot.png

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|info = Ash temporary borrowed [[Officer Jenny]]'s Pidgeot in order to catch up to the boat that is leaving for [[Littleroot Town]].|nameline = [[Officer Jenny's Pidgeot|Pidgeot]]}}

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|image=Brock Lombre.png

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|info=Team Rocket took Lombre, thinking he was Pikachu. Ash used Lombre to battle them, since Brock was absent.|nameline = [[Brock's Ludicolo|Lombre]]|gender=male}}

{{AnimePokémon|type = electric|image = Dawn Pachirisu.png|info = After the heroes split up at the labyrinth, Ash teamed up with Pachirisu to come out of the maze.

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|nameline = [[Dawn's Pachirisu|Pachirisu]]|gender = male}}

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{{AnimePokémon|type = water|image = DawnPiplup.png|info = After the heroes split up at the labyrinth, Ash teamed up with Piplup to come out of the maze. In Unova, during their stay at the deserted island, Ash used Piplup to attack the Onix.

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|nameline = [[Dawn's Piplup|Piplup]]|gender = male}}

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{{AnimePokémon|type = rock|image = Brock Sudowoodo.png|info = After the heroes split up at the labyrinth, Ash teamed up with Sudowoodo to come out of the maze.

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|nameline = [[Brock's Sudowoodo|Sudowoodo]]|gender = male}}

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{{AnimePokémon|type = fighting|image = Riolu.png|info = Ash made friends with a Riolu and helped him return to his trainer in the [[Lucario Kingdom]].|nameline = [[Riolu (anime)|Riolu]]|gender = male}}

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{{AnimePokémon|type = electric|image =Summer Academy Raichu.png|info = During the first two days of the Pokémon Summer Academy, Ash took care of the Raichu. Raichu was very shy at first, but he eventually became more engaging.

|image = Cottonee_BW032.png|info = Ash temporarily commanded a wild Cottonee in order to help him win over a love interest. With Ash's assistance, he was able to learn to dodge attacks and aim his own attacks better.|nameline = [[Cottonee (BW032)|Cottonee]]|gender = male}}

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|image = Butterfree BW132.png|info = This Butterfree was found on Wayfarer Island as a Caterpie, where its lazy tendencies caused it to not evolve and be left behind by its swarm. To help it, Ash temporarily trained the wild Caterpie in order to help it evolve all the way to Butterfree so it wouldn't be left behind. Caterpie evolved into Metapod after it and Pikachu fended off a wild Ursaring. To save Pikachu from Team Rocket, it evolved into a Butterfree and teamed up with Pikachu to blast the trio away. Afterward, it had a tearful goodbye with Ash as it returned to its swarm.|nameline = [[Butterfree (BW132)|Caterpie → Metapod → Butterfree]]}}

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|image = Ash Rhyhorn-1-.png|info = Ash temporarily commanded a borrowed Rhyhorn, in order to participate at the Rhyhorn race held at Sumiru Village. In the beginning it was hard for Ash to handle it, but gradually it teamed up with Ash.|nameline = [[Rhyhorn (XY007)|Rhyhorn]]}}

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|info = While [[Officer Jenny]] was persuing [[Dolan]], a cage containing a [[Scatterbug]] fell out of his truck. Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie somehow rescued the Scatterbug and took it to the Pokémon Center for treatment. During that time, it evolved into a [[Spewpa]] and assisted them in saving the captured Spewpa from Dolan. It later assisted its friends in a battle against [[Dolan's Diggersby]] and evolved into a Vivillon in its Elegant Pattern form. After defeating Diggersby with a single [[Stun Spore]] attack, Officer Jenny arrested Dolan. With Dolan defeated and all the Spewpa free, they all evolve into Vivillon but with different patterns and they all flew away. Vivillon bid its friends good-bye and flew away with the others.|nameline = [[Vivillon (XY012)|Scatterbug → Spewpa → Vivillon]]}}

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|info = Ash befriended a Skrelp after he fished it out of a lake.|nameline = [[Skrelp (XY024)|Skrelp]]}}

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|info = Ash made friends with a Skiddo and rode on it for a while.

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|nameline = [[Skiddo (XY053)|Skiddo]]}}

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|image = Blue Flower Florges anime.png

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|info = After Team Rocket deceived Florges, Ash and his Goodra teamed up with her in order to save the Pokémon and the wetlands.

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|nameline = [[Florges (anime)|Florges]]|gender = Female}}

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|gender = Male

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|info = When the gang were accidently separated from each other after an attack from a trio of angry [[Pangoro]], Ash temporarily used Serena's Pancham to find the rest of the group.

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|nameline = [[Serena's Pancham|Pancham]]}}

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|gender = Male

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|info = When the gang were accidently separated from each other after an attack from a trio of angry Pangoro, Ash temporarily used Clemont's Luxray to find the rest of the group.

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|nameline = [[Clemont's Luxray|Luxray]]}}

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|info = Ash temporarily commanded a Lugia, who was summoned by Hoopa, to battle against the villainous Hoopa in order to stop its rampage.

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|nameline = [[Lugia (MS018)|Lugia]]}}

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|type = dragon

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|info = Ash temporarily commanded a Latias, who was summoned by Hoopa, to battle against the villainous Hoopa in order to stop its rampage.

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|gender = Female

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|nameline = [[Latias (MS018)|Latias]]}}

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|info = Ash temporarily commanded a Latios, who was summoned by Hoopa, to battle against the villainous Hoopa in order to stop its rampage.

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|gender = Male

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|nameline = [[Latios (MS018)|Latios]]}}

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|info = Ash temporarily commanded a shiny Rayquaza, who was summoned by Hoopa, to battle against the villainous Hoopa in order to stop its rampage.

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|nameline = [[Rayquaza (MS018)|Rayquaza ↔ Mega Rayquaza]]}}

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|info = Ash temporarily road on a Mamoswine, along with Serena, to cross the snowy mountains and through the [[Frost Cavern]].

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|nameline = [[Mamoswine (XY082)|Mamoswine]]}}

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|info = Ash first encountered Ho-Oh when he began his Pokémon journey with his first Pokémon, Pikachu. Since then, Ho-Oh was seen again before Ash set off for the [[Hoenn]] and again when Ash lost his battle against [[Pyramid King Brandon|Brandon]] in the [[Battle Frontier]] due to him being possessed by the [[King of Pokélantis]].

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|info = Ash met Haunter in [[IL023: The Tower of Terror]] in the [[Pokémon Tower]] in Lavender Town. It, with several other Ghost Pokémon played with Ash after he had been trapped under a chandelier. However after Ash returned to his body, Haunter agreed to join Ash's team to battle Sabrina's Psychic Pokémon. Once it got to Saffron City, it disappeared but eventually returned to battle. However it was much more interested in joking about and immobilizing Sabrina's Kadabra and thus Ash decided to leave Haunter with Sabrina.

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|info = Ash met Haunter in [[IL023: The Tower of Terror]] in the [[Pokémon Tower]] in [[Lavender Town]]. It, with several other Ghost Pokémon played with Ash after he had been trapped under a chandelier. However after Ash returned to his body, Haunter agreed to join Ash's team to battle Sabrina's Psychic Pokémon. Once it got to Saffron City, it disappeared but eventually returned to battle. However it was much more interested in joking about and immobilizing Sabrina's Kadabra and thus Ash decided to leave Haunter with Sabrina. Haunter's Moves: [[Lick]].

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|info = Mewtwo was a Pokémon that have been originally created by [[Team Rocket]]. [[Giovanni (anime)|Giovanni]] then used it in Pokémon battles at the Viridian City gym, but when it learned about his true intentions, it flew away. Mewtwo lured different Pokémon trainers to an island it took refuge and challenged them into a battle with its [[Cloned Pokémon|cloned Pokémon]]. When [[Mew (anime)|Mew]] stepped in, it fought against Mewtwo. During the battle, Ash stepped in between Mewtwo and Mew's attacks and gets himself petrified. Mewtwo was puzzled at Ash's actions at first, but when the Pokémon and cloned Pokémon's tears restored Ash to life, Mewtwo had a change of heart and flew away with its clones. Mewtwo met Ash again in the [[Johto]] region when Giovanni attempted to get revenge on it by capturing it once again. But Ash and his friends managed to stop Giovanni and Team Rocket and Mewtwo and its clones continued to live peacefully.

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|nameline = [[Mewtwo (anime)|Mewtwo]]}}

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|info = Ash encountered Lugia when the [[Legendary Birds (MS002)|Legendary Birds]] were attacking each other as the world began to fall apart, thanks to [[Lawrence III]]'s attempts to capture them. Lugia and Ash worked together to bring three treasures from the islands of fire, ice, and lightning and managed to save the world from destruction and calm down the Legendary Birds.

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|nameline = [[Lugia (MS002)|Lugia]]}}

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|info = Still on their way to Goldenrod City, Ash and co. decide to have a lunch break. Only to find that Ash's backpack had been stolen. Elsewhere Team Rocket steals a ham from Nurse Joy's grocery bag, only to have it stolen by something else. Brock comes up with a plan to lure out the thieves. Later that night, the thieves turn out to be the Dark Pokémon, Houndour. A Houndour with a scar on its right eye appears on a ledge. This particular Houndour is the leader of the pack.

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|nameline = [[Houndour]]}}

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|info = Ash encountered Celebi when [[Professor Oak (anime)|Sammy]] traveled through time to save it from a greedy Team Rocket member called the [[Iron-Masked Marauder]]. With the help of [[Suicune (MS004)|Suicune]], Ash and Sammy protected Celebi from the Iron-Masked Marauder and saved the forest.

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|nameline = [[Celebi (anime)|Celebi]]}}

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|type = dragon

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|info = Ash encountered Latias in the form of [[Bianca (MS005)|Bianca]] at [[Alto Mare]] when he saved her from [[Oakley]] and [[Annie]]. Latias developed a close bond with Ash and have been playing with him and with her brother, [[Latios (MS005)|Latios]]. One night, when Oakley and Annie captured Latios, Latias teamed up with Ash to rescue him. When Latios gave his life to save the city from a massive and deadly tidal wave, Latias was heartbroken and Ash comforted her over the loss of her brother. The next day, Ash and his friends were leaving Alto Mare and Latias (or Bianca herself) bid farewell to Ash.

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|gender = Female

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|nameline = [[Latias (MS005)|Latias]]}}

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|image = Yogirasu.png

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|info = While not Ash's per say, Larvitar was in an egg that Ash was given to take to Professor Elm, however in transit of the Egg it hatched into Larvitar. Like any Pokémon just hatched it had the personality of a child, but a tortured child through memories of what happened to its mother. It froze up whenever anyone other than Ash spoke to it or held it, which it eventually managed to get over. Not long after meeting, Ash managed to return it to its mother and stopped the Poachers from ever disturbing them again.

|info = While not Ash's per say, Larvitar was in an egg that Ash was given to take to Professor Elm, however in transit of the Egg it hatched into Larvitar. Like any Pokémon just hatched it had the personality of a child, but a tortured child through memories of what happened to its mother. It froze up whenever anyone other than Ash spoke to it or held it, which it eventually managed to get over. Not long after meeting, Ash managed to return it to its mother and stopped the Poachers from ever disturbing them again.

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|type = fighting

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|info = Ash befriended Lucario after releasing him from [[Sir Aaron]]'s staff due to having the same Aura as its master. Although they didn't get along at first, Lucario teamed up with Ash in a desperate search for Pikachu at the [[Tree of Beginning]]. When the tree was beginning to fall apart, Ash and Lucario transferred their Aura to Mew. But just as Ash is about to use up all of his Aura, Lucario pushed Ash to safety as he doesn't want Ash to die. Before Lucario dies, he saw how Sir Aaron truly cared about it and how he was willing to sacrifice everything to save the land from the war, even if he had to seal Lucario in his staff.

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|nameline = [[Lucario (MS008)|Lucario]]|gender = Male}}

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|info = Ash befriended Mew at the Tree of Beginning after it told the tree that Ash and his friends are not a threat. But Mew's request made it gravely ill and the tree began to fall apart. Ash and Lucario risked their lives to use their Aura and save the tree and Mew was successfully recovered.

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|nameline = [[Mew (MS008)|Mew]]}}

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|info = Ash befriended Shaymin when it was lost and alone. It assisted Ash into stopping [[Zero]] from capturing Giratina and taking over the [[Reverse World]].

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|nameline = [[Shaymin (MS011)|Shaymin]]}}

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|info = Ash befriended Giratina after he saved it from Zero. They both worked together to stop Zero from taking over the Reverse World. It later helped [[Dialga (anime)|Dialga]] and [[Palkia (anime)|Palkia]] protect Ash and his friends from Arceus's attacks and buy them time to change the timeline for the better.

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|nameline = [[Giratina (anime)|Giratina]]}}

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|type = normal

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|info = Ash befriended Arceus after returning the [[Jewel of Life]] and saving it from death due to [[Marcus]]'s arrogant and selfish attempts to destroy it.

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|image = Arceus M12.png

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|nameline = [[Arceus (MS012)|Arceus]]}}

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|info = Ash first encountered Azelf in its spirit form at [[Lake Valor]]. When Azelf was captured by [[Team Galactic]], Ash and Pikachu came and freed it from the [[Red Chain]]'s power. Together with their hearts connected along with [[Dawn (anime)|Dawn]], [[Mesprit (anime)|Mesprit]], [[Brock (anime)|Brock]], and [[Uxie (anime)|Uxie]], Ash and Azelf worked together to calm Dialga and Palkia and save the Sinnoh region from destruction.

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|nameline = [[Azelf (anime)|Azelf]]}}

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|image = Zorua M13.png

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|gender = Male

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|info = Ash befriended Zorua and helped it in a search and rescue for its mother, Zoroark. Zorua even helped Ash protect Celebi from [[Grings Kodai]].

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|nameline = [[Zorua (MS013)|Zorua]]}}

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|info = Ash befriended Zoroark after it was healed by Celebi and reunited with its child, Zorua.

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|gender = Female

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|nameline = [[Zoroark (MS013)|Zoroark]]}}

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|info = Ash befriended Victini in the first "Black and White" movie. Learning of it's past and the unfortunate events that leave it trapped within the city, Ash helps heal the wounds in Victini's heart that the centuries of lonliness had inflicted. In the climax of the movie, Ash helps free Victini from unintentional harm in trying to revitalize the land with the [[Dragon Force]], destroying the pillars that kept Victini trapped in the city, allowing the Pokemon to go wherever it's heart desired.

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|info = Ash befriended Victini in the first "Black and White" movie. Learning of it's past and the unfortunate events that leave it trapped within the city, Ash helps heal the wounds in Victini's heart that the centuries of lonliness had inflicted. In the climax of the movie, Ash helps free Victini from unintentional harm in trying to revitalize the land with the [[Dragon Force]], destroying the pillars that kept Victini trapped in the city, allowing the Pokemon to go wherever its heart desired.

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|nameline = [[Victini (MS014)|Victini]]}}

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|info = Ash befriended Reshiram in the first "Black and White" movie. Learning of it's past and the unfortunate events that leave it trapped within the city, Ash helps heal the wounds in Victini's heart that the centuries of lonliness had inflicted. In the climax of the movie, Ash helps free Victini from unintentional harm in trying to revitalize the land with the [[Dragon Force]], destroying the pillars that kept Victini trapped in the city, allowing the Pokemon to go wherever it's heart desired.

|info = Ash befriended Reshiram in the first "Black and White" movie. Learning of it's past and the unfortunate events that leave it trapped within the city, Ash helps heal the wounds in Victini's heart that the centuries of lonliness had inflicted. In the climax of the movie, Ash helps free Victini from unintentional harm in trying to revitalize the land with the [[Dragon Force]], destroying the pillars that kept Victini trapped in the city, allowing the Pokemon to go wherever it's heart desired.

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|nameline = [[Reshiram (MS014)|Reshiram]]}}

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|image = Zekrom M14.png

|info = Ash befriended Zekrom in the first "Black and White" movie. Learning of it's past and the unfortunate events that leave it trapped within the city, Ash helps heal the wounds in Victini's heart that the centuries of lonliness had inflicted. In the climax of the movie, Ash helps free Victini from unintentional harm in trying to revitalize the land with the [[Dragon Force]], destroying the pillars that kept Victini trapped in the city, allowing the Pokemon to go wherever it's heart desired.

|info = Ash befriended Zekrom in the first "Black and White" movie. Learning of it's past and the unfortunate events that leave it trapped within the city, Ash helps heal the wounds in Victini's heart that the centuries of lonliness had inflicted. In the climax of the movie, Ash helps free Victini from unintentional harm in trying to revitalize the land with the [[Dragon Force]], destroying the pillars that kept Victini trapped in the city, allowing the Pokemon to go wherever it's heart desired.

|info = Ash befriended Keldeo when it was injured from its battle with [[Kyurem (MS015)|Kyurem]]. When Ash learned that it was trying to save the [[Swords of Justice (MS015)|Swords of Justice]], he teamed up with it and helped it gain enough confidence to fight Kyurem.

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|nameline = [[Keldeo (MS015)|Keldeo]]}}

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|info = Ash made friends with a Sableye and played with it for a while.

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|image = Sableye M16.png

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|nameline = [[Sableye (MS016)|Sableye]]}}

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|type = bug

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|type2 = steel

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|info = Ash befriended a Genesect containing the Douse Drive and helped it convince the [[Red Genesect]] that not all humans are enemies. Ash then helped it build a home for the Genesects to live in.

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|image = Genesect Army M16.png

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|nameline = [[Genesect Army|Genesect]] (Douse Drive)}}

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|type = rock

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|type2 = fairy

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|gender = Female

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|info = Ash befriended Diancie and helped her find the ability to make the best diamonds for her kingdom.

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|image = Diancie anime.png

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|nameline = [[Diancie (MS017)|Diancie]]}}

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|info = Ash befriended a Hoopa in its confined form and helped it stop a villainous Hoopa in its unbound form from going on a rampage, killing innocent Pokémon and people and destroying [[Désert City]].

Ash's design is based on the player character from [[Generation I]], [[Red (game)|Red]].

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===Etymology===

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Ash's Japanese name, ''Satoshi'', comes from '''Satoshi Tajiri, '''the creator of Pokémon. ''Ash'' may be a shortening of Satoshi and his last name, ''Ketchum'', may have come from the phrase "Gotta catch 'em all".<ref>[http://pokepassion.blogspot.com/2014/08/ash-cant-be-master.html Ash Pokémon Master]</ref>

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*Ash has had 49 [[Pokémon (creature)|Pokémon]] including different evolutionary forms (78 if all Tauros are included).

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*Ash has caught at least one of the [[Starter Pokémon]] in every region, and has caught the main bird Pokémon that appears in that region's [[Pokédex]].

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**He caught [[Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto]] in Kanto that later evolved into Pidgeot (Ash also almost captured a Spearow and later that same Pokemon evolved into Fearow) which he soon released to protect and lead a flock Pidgey and Pidgeotto.

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***It is Interesting to note that Ash must have accidentally evolved the Spearow into a Fearow a few episodes after its first appearance.

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**He captured a [[Shiny Pokemon|Shiny]] Noctowl in Johto.

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**He captured Taillow that later evolved into Swellow in Hoenn.

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**He captured Starly that later evolved into Staravia then Staraptor in Sinnoh.

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**He caught a female Pidove that evolved into Tranquill then Unfezant in Unova.

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**He caught a Fletchling that evolved into Flechinder in Kalos.

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*With the exception of the Orange League, Ash has never won a league tournament.

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*Ash's skin has tanned in the beginning of the [[Pokémon: Master Quest|Master Quest]] episodes from being outside in the sun all the time.

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*Ash is the only known trainer to have ever defeated [[Tobias' Darkrai]].

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*In the Kanto region, Ash often turned his cap backwards when preparing for a battle or to capture a Pokemon. This habit wore off as time went on. However he was shown turning his cap backwards when he was battling Tobias, presumably because Tobias was arguably the strongest trainer he'd ever faced, being the only one who was capable of beating all six of his Pokemon using only two of his own. Although in the Best Wishes series, Ash is seen turning his cap backwards more often. He recently turned his hat around in [[XY003: A Battle of Aerial Mobility!|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]] when he used Froakie to help defeat and capture Fletching.

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[[File:Ash hat back wards 13th season.PNG|thumb|Ash wearing his cap backwards in the 13th season, the first time in many seasons.]]

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*Ash has the ability to sense and control aura, as it was shown in ''[[MS008: Pokémon - Lucario and the Mystery of Mew|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' and once again in the Diamond and Pearl episodes, "[[DP071: Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1]]" and "[[DP072: Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2|Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2]]". [[Sir Aaron|Aaron]]'s [[Lucario (MS008)|Lucario]] has stated that Ash's aura is the same as Aaron's, and Ash was able to use his aura to find and save [[Riolu]]. Ash only used his aura abilities when it has something to do with either Riolu or Lucario.

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*It is currently unknown how old he is as of the latest episode, although he was canonically 10 from seasons 1-3. Though it is said in the first episode of the Best Wishes series (on the TV) that Ash is ten. Which means the directors have confirmed that Ash is still 10.<ref>[http://pokepassion.blogspot.com/2014/04/dermatologists-hate-me-says-ketchum.html Still 10?]</ref>

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*Ash has seen every legendary Pokémon from Kanto to Unova.

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*Ash is one of the default name options for the player in ''[[Pokémon Red & Blue Version|Pokémon Red and Blue]]''.

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*In ''Tekken 6'', there is a female character named Eleonore "Leo" Kliesen, who can be customized to look like Ash Ketchum. Coincidentally, both characters were voiced by Veronica Taylor and sounded very similar.

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*Almost every character in the Pokémon anime are featured in the games, such as Misty (who even appeared as a trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee), ''Brock (who appeared in ''Pokémon Red/Blue'' version), and Lyra (from ''Diamond & Pearl''), as a Trainer♀ in ''Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver'' version and Gary, who appeared as main rival in ''Pokémon Red/Blue'' version default named as Blue. However, the only game Ash has ever appeared was in ''Pokémon Puzzle League'' for the Nintendo 64.

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===Design origin===

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Ash's design is based on the the player character from [[Generation I]], [[Red (game)|Red]].

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Ash's Japanese name, ''Satoshi'', comes from '''Satoshi Tajiri, '''the creator of Pokémon. ''Ash'' may be a shortening of Satoshi and his last name, ''Ketchum'', may have come from the phrase "Gotta catch 'em all".

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*Every time Ash battles and defeats a rival, he constantly loses to the next one in league tournaments, usually because his opponents are older, more experienced trainers with Pokémon that Ash has never seen or battled before.

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*Ash has had thirty [[Pokémon]] throughout the series. (Not counting evolution and the thirty extra [[Tauros]] as one) 49 including different evolutionary forms.

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*Ash's personality matches [[Azelf]]; the Willpower [[Pokémon]].

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*Ash has caught at least one of the [[Starter Pokémon]] in every region, and has caught one bird [[Pokémon]] that appears in that region's [[Pokédex]].

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**When one of Ash's friends captured the other starters, he would capture another [[Pokémon]] to fill in the missing types.

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**He caught all of the [[Grass (type)|Grass]] type Starter Pokémon in every region he visited, the only type to do so.

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*Ash has a different outfit in every region (Besides [[Johto]] and [[Kanto]]).

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*Voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] who voiced Ash also voiced [[May]] from season 6 to 8.

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*Since the beginning of the series, Ash's skin has gotten progressively darker, perhaps due to the constant exposure to the sun, as he and his friends that their journeys with walk almost everywhere, and are normally outside.

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*Other than the [[Orange League]] , Ash has never won a league tournament.

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*Ash is the only known trainer to have ever defeated [[Tobias]]' [[Darkrai]]. [[Ash's Sceptile|Sceptile]] was the Pokémon that he used to accomplish this.

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*In the Kanto region, Ash often turned his cap backwards when preparing for a battle. This habit wore off as time went on. However he was shown turning his cap backwards when he was battling Tobias, presumably because Tobias was arguably the strongest trainer he'd ever faced, being the only one who was capable of beating all six of his Pokemon using only two of his own.[[File:Ash hat back wards 13th season.PNG|thumb|Ash wearing his hat backwards in the 13th season, the first time in many seasons]]

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*Ash is said to be 10 in Best Wishes, but he was revealed to be older than 11 in the [[Pokémon]] 3rd movie short, evident that Ash has aged a bit. It was believed that Ash has been on his journey for possibly approximately three years. The answer to this age problem is currently unknown.

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*Ash has the ability to sense and control aura, as it was shown in [[MS008: Pokémon - Lucario and the Mystery of Mew|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]] and once again in an episode of DP Galactic Battles. [[Sir Aaron|Aaron]] 's [[Lucario]] has stated that Ash's aura is the same as Aaron's, and Ash was able to use his aura to find and save [[Riolu]]. Ash only used his aura abilities when it has something to do with either [[Riolu]] or [[Lucario]].

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**This might mean that his spiritual Pokémon is/are [[Riolu]] and/or [[Lucario]]. Ironically, many fans speculate that those are the Pokémon that represent fighting spirit, much like how Ash is never willing to give up. This may also be why [[Azelf]], the Being of Willpower, chose to bind its heart with him.

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*Ash is shown to be very oblivious to practically any girl who develops feelings for him. This has been pointed out numerous times in the anime specifically by his female companions. It is believed by fans that even his female companions have also developed feelings for Ash as well, though they never admit it or because he is too oblivious to realize this.

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*Ash is also shown to not understand the idea or concept of love between Pokémon as he claims that they like each other all the time and that he does not know what the "big deal" is.

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*[[Ash's Pikachu]] and his [[Unova]] [[Starter Pokémon]] have never been rotated, only [[Unfezant]], [[Swadloon]], [[Scraggy]], [[Palpitoad]], and [[Boldore]].

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*Ash seems to catch less Pokémon when he is traveling with a new trainer.

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**While traveling with May he caught 6 Pokémon, and while traveling with Dawn he caught 5 and obtained Buizel by trading with Dawn.

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**While traveling with Misty he caught 18 Pokémon not counting Pikachu which he obtained from [[Professor Oak]] , and so far while traveling with Cilan and Iris he has caught 8 Pokémon and hatched [[Scraggy]] from an egg.

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*Ash has had a rival throughout his whole journey through every region but the [[Hoenn]] region.

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**Through the Kanto and Johto regions his rival was [[Gary Oak]], through the Sinnoh region his rival was [[Paul]], and in the Unova region his rival is [[Trip]] .

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*Ash has the most Types of any trainer in the series, having every type at least once, except for [[Steel Pokémon|Steel]], [[Ghost Pokémon|Ghost]] and [[Psychic Pokémon|Psychic]] .

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**Although, he did befriend a [[Haunter]], a Ghost type in Kanto, but left it with [[Sabrina]] .

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*Ash has seen every legendary Pokémon from Kanto to Sinnoh.

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*Ash is one of the default name options for the player in [[Pokémon Red and Blue]].

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*Ash is a great battler, but doesn't do well at battles relating to his or his opponent's Pokémon's gender. An example is when he used [[Snivy]] against [[Elesa's Emolga]], which was confirmed female when her [[Attract]] immobilized [[Palpitoad]], resulting in his defeat. Ash had forgotten that Snivy was also female, realizing his mistake only after Snivy's Attract failed to affect Emolga, again resulting in Snivy's defeat.

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*In the French version, Ash is called Sacha.

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*So far all of Ash's Fire-type Pokémon have been abandoned except for his [[Torkoal]] and [[Quilava]].

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*In every region (besides Johto and Kanto) the first pokemon that Ash captures is a Flying type.

Ash Ketchum is the main protagonist of the Pokémon anime series who has always dreamed of becoming a Pokémon Master. As soon as he turned ten years old, he rushed to Professor Oak's Laboratory to get his first Pokémon. He is the first character to be introduced in the series. Originally wanting to choose Squirtle, Ash ended up getting the Pokémon Pikachu, and left on his journey.

At first, Pikachu did not obey Ash and kept running away, so Ash had to tie him up. After getting chased by a flock of Spearow, Ash attempted to save Pikachu from them; seeing Ash so determined to help him, Pikachu protected Ash from the Spearow by electrocuting the entire flock. From then on, Pikachu and Ash became best friends for life. As a completely unskilled trainer, Ash started his adventure while meeting his friends Misty and Brock and capturing new Pokémon.

Ash eventually defeated all the Gym Leaders in Kanto, allowing him to enter in the Pokémon League. Since then, he has continued to travel, make new friends such as Tracey, May, Max, Dawn, Iris and Cilan, challenging all Gym Leaders and catching new Pokémon while still following his goal of becoming a Pokémon Master. Since this goal is so close to his heart, he sometimes acts a bit rash and rushes to the next battle he can as fast as possible without thinking. Ash is currently traveling in the Kalos region, with his new friends Bonnie, Clemont and his old childhood friend Serena. Ash's name in the Japanese version of the anime is Satoshi, likely after Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon. It's unknown who Ash's father is, but according to 'Pokémon Live!', his mother dated Giovanni and was in his gang but took a better route in life when she met Ash's father.

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When Ash Ketchum was a little boy, he was enrolled in Professor Oak's Pokémon Summer Camp where he would learn about the basics of Pokémon and being a trainer when he gets older. While looking for a Poliwag, Ash happened upon a young girl and fellow camper named Serena who got lost in the forest while looking for her group. She'd fallen and injured her knee after Poliwag startled her. He wrapped a clean, blue handkerchief with a Poké Ball on each corner around her wounded knee to brace it. But she couldn't get herself up due to the pain, so Ash lent her his hand and helped her stand up. Then he guided her out of the forest and took her back to the campsite.

Years later, Ash started his Pokémon journey when he had just turned ten years old. However, he overslept and when he got to the Professor's Lab, there were no more Starter Pokémon left. The Professor had one Pokémon left, but he said the Pokémon wasn't very friendly and released Pikachu. Pikachu disliked Ash straight away and shocked him with its Thundershock attack. (This marks the start of his journey with Pikachu.) Later, Pikachu starts to trust Ash. Upon challenging various Gyms, Ash started finding traveling companions such as Brock and Misty. On his journey he regularly encountered the wacky trio Jessie, James and Meowth of Team Rocket, who kept trying to (and still try to) steal Pikachu. He finished in the Top 16 in the Indigo League Competition. During his journey he participated in a Pokémon race, was involved in a movie, got sucked into cyberspace and helped with the Moltres flame. Before heading to the Orange Islands, he picked up the GS Ball from Professor Ivy and bade goodbye to Brock who'd decided to stay with her.

During this time, Ash was sent to the Orange Islands by Professor Oak on an errand to retrieve the mysterious GS Ball as the transporter cannot send it to Oak's lab. Ash found out that there were Gyms in the Orange Islands and decided to challenge them, winning a trophy for beating the Gym Leaders. During his time in the Orange Islands, Ash gained a new travelling companion in Tracey Sketchit, a "Pokemon Watcher", who observes Pokemon in their natural habitats and draws them in his sketchbook, and caught new Pokémon, Snorlax and Lapras, as well. He battled the Orange Crew in a style of battling much different than what he was used to. Eventually he battled Drake and became the next Orange League Champion. Upon Ash's return to his lab with the GS Ball, Professor Oak couldn't open it either and asked Ash to deliver it to his associate Kurt in Azalea Town in the Johto region, where there are also Gyms for the Johto League. Brock returned and Tracey remained behind to help Professor Oak at his lab. Team Rocket tried to catch Pikachu again, but they were stopped by Gary.

Ash heard that there was a region called Johto and traveled there to find and catch new Pokémon unseen in Kanto. He battled the Gym Leaders there and caught the three Starter Pokémon, just as he'd done in Kanto. Brock returned and left Professor Ivy (for unknown reasons) and Tracey remained at Professor Oak's Lab. During this season, Ash won two badges for the Johto League, by facing Falkner of the Violet Gym and Bugsy of the Azalea Town Gym. He also catches a Shiny Noctowl, had another battle with Misty and said goodbye to his Charizard as he left it at the Charicific Valley so it could become stronger.

Ash won three more badges, but was delayed from having his sixth Gym Battle as the Gym Leader was preoccupied with caring for an ill Electric Pokemon, Ampharos, that fueled the lighthouse's power. Determined to get his Gym Battle, Ash traveled over to Cianwood City to get the medicine needed for Ampharos. Along the way he meets Whitney, Morty, Jasmine and Chuck, along with some new friends like Sakura, an aspiring Trainer and one of the 5 Kimono Sisters and reunites with Casey, whose Chikorita evolved into Bayleef. After his Gym Battle with Chuck, Ash and his mates traveled to the Whirl Islands on Chuck's suggestion to take part in the Whirl Cup Competition, a tournament for Water-type Pokémon.

During this season, Ash finally collected the remaining three badges to enter the Johto League by beating Jasmine, Pryce and Clair. He also met Lance and stopped Team Rocket's latest scheme at the Lake of Rage and brought a Larvitar back to its mother. In the Johto League, he battled his old rival Gary and finally defeated him, bringing their long rivalry to an end, then fought Harrison from the Hoenn region, who had a Blaziken, a Fire-Type Pokemon Ash had never seen before. To face it, Ash chose his trusty Charizard: the two Fire-Types fought fiercely, but ultimately Charizard fainted and Ash lost. (However, Charizard managed to wound Blaziken badly enough to prevent Harrison from using it in his next match, which led to his defeat.) Ash then decided to travel to the Hoenn region, but sadly both of his friends had to return home and thus would not be traveling with him this time.

Starting a new journey, Ash received new clothes from his mom, trading his familiar button-up shirt for a sleeveless hoodie, his green gloves for black ones and got a new cap. Breaking with what he'd done previously when he left for Johto, Ash left the rest of his team with Professor Oak and Tracey, intent on capturing new Pokemon in Hoenn, taking only Pikachu, his Starter, with him from home - the idea being to recapture the feeling of first leaving Pallet Town as a new Trainer. Upon arrival, he gained two new traveling companions in May, a beginner Trainer starting out on her journey with no clue what to do, and her younger brother Max, who has an extensive, impressive knowledge of Pokémon that far exceeds his years. Brock also returned, having finished his errands at home. Ash won his first three badges by the end of the season: the Stone Badge from Roxanne of the Rustboro Gym, the Knuckle Badge from a rematch with Brawly from the Dewford Gym, and the Dynamo Badge from Wattson of the Mauville Gym.

Ash was eager to challenge more Gyms but was held up by May as she decided to be a Pokémon Coordinator. Ash encountered both Team Magma and Team Aqua, two villainous crime syndicates occupying the Hoenn region for the first time. Ash also won the Heat Badge from Flannery, the Balance Badge from Norman, May and Max's father, and a Feather Badge from Winona.

Before winning his last few badges, Ash was caught in a clash between Teams Magma and Aqua as they unleashed the legendary PokémonGroudon and Kyogre to reshape the world. Due to Pikachu's connection with Groudon, both teams were stopped and the legendary Pokémon returned to rest. After that, Ash beat the twin Gym Leaders Tate and Liza for the Mind Badge and Grand Festival winner Juan for the Rain Badge. Prior to entering the Hoenn League, Ash declined an offer from Professor Oak to trade in his current Pokémon with his previous captures on the grounds that his new team had earned it for themselves. He gained two new rivals in Morrison and Tyson, the former he would beat, but the latter he would lose to. He placed among the Top 8.

Returning to Kanto with Brock, May and Max, Ash was invited to partake in the Battle Frontier, battling Frontier Brains for Frontier Symbols. Upon encountering the first Frontier Brain, Factory Head Noland and his Articuno, Ash left his friends for a quick bit while the Factory Head took Max and Pikachu up in his airplane, telling them "I had to make a phone call." Later that night as the gang was watching Noland's Pokémon eat dinner, they speculated which of Noland's Pokémon Ash would challenge: Max guessed Venusaur, May guessed Rhyhorn, but Ash, aiming high, boldly decided on Articuno. Wondering which of Ash's Pokémon he would use against a Legendary, the gang was excited when they saw his pick; Ash had gone straight to the top and brought in the big guns, calling in Charizard from the Charicific Valley to take on the Ice/Flying-type head-to-head. Despite the Type advantage being set against it, Noland's Articuno demonstrated its ability to quickly recover after taking direct hits from Charizard's Flamethrower and DragonBreath attacks and managed to gain an advantage over the fiery behemoth with an Ice Beam to the wingtip and repeatedly combining its Ice Beam and Water Pulse attacks, the latter move being strong enough to counter Charizard's newest move: Overheat. Ultimately though, Charizard managed to withstand Articuno's Steel Wing attack, and as the Legendary Bird came in for one last strike, it grabbed its wings in midair, stopping the attack before it could connect and topped it off with its signature Seismic Toss, knocking out Articuno for the win and earning Ash the Knowledge Symbol.

Ash battled all of the remaining Frontier Brains, Arena Tycoon Greta, Dome Ace Tucker, Pike Queen Lucy, Palace Maven Spenser and Salon Maiden Anabel, and earned their Frontier Symbols. The last Frontier Brain however, Pyramid King Brandon, proved to be more difficult for Ash to defeat; Their first official battle saw Brandon's Registeel defeating Ash's Torkoal in spite of a new move it learned. For their rematch, which would be four-on-four, Ash took a "back to your roots" approach, once again calling in Charizard but also this time bringing in Bulbasaur and Squirtle to reunite his trio of Kanto Starters. Putting them together with Pikachu, Ash formed a team of aces from his early days: pitting the four aces against Brandon's Dusclops, Ninjask, Solrock and Regice, he finally claimed victory and the final Frontier Symbol - the Brave Symbol - completing the set and winning the Battle Frontier. After his victory, Scott offered Ash the position of Frontier Brain when one of them retired but he declined, opting instead to continue his journey. Before saying goodbye to May, Ash competed against her in the Terratta Pokemon Contest, their match ending in a tie. There was only one ribbon and they couldn't decide who to give it to. Ash had his Sceptile use Leaf Blade to cut the ribbon in half, choosing to split it with May before they all parted ways. Returning home, Ash met up with Gary again and saw the latter's new Electivire. Gary informed Ash about the region of Sinnoh, to which he immediately decided to travel next on his journey.

Departing for Sinnoh, Ash once again left his previous captures at Professor Oak's laboratory, with the exception of his Aipom who'd snuck along. After arriving in Sinnoh by boat and reuniting with Brock, he gained yet another new traveling companion in Dawn, a confident girl interested in following in her mother's footsteps as a Pokemon Coordinator. After receiving new clothes from his mother in the mail, Ash gained a new rival in a Trainer named Paul. Later in the season, Ash misses meeting Team Galactic due to moving on with his journey too soon. He won his first two Sinnoh Gym Badges: a Coal Badge from Roark and a Forest Badge from Gardenia. Ash encountered J, who temporarily kidnapped Pikachu by turning it into stone. Ash's first Sinnoh capture was a Starly which evolved into Staravia, and a Turtwig. His final Sinnoh acquisition came when he adopted Paul's Chimchar by the end of the season.

In this season, Ash continued battling and earning badges while Dawn continued to earn contest ribbons. They also encountered Team Galactic and tried to stop them from stealing the Adamant Orb. During this time, Ash earns his fifth Gym Badge. For most of the season, Ash had to wait for Gym Leader Fantina to return to her Gym in order to challenge her. Ash reunited with May during the Wallace Cup and took part as a coordinator once again (per Wallace's request). Late one night with Pikachu, he saw the spirit of Azelf rise out of the lake the contest was being held at. He tied with Maylene but earned a Cobble Badge from her and defeated both Crasher Wake and Fantina for the Fen and Relic Badges. He also acquired a new rival in Barry, a somewhat clumsy boy who insists on fining people. Ash acquired a few more Pokemon during this season; at the suggestion of Zoey, he traded his Aipom for Dawn's Buizel, the only trade so far he hasn't reversed; his Turtwig evolved into Grotle; and he caught a Gligar which became a Gliscor.

The lake trio, with their hearts connected to humans, Mespirit with Dawn, Azelf with Ash and Uxie with Brock.

Continuing his journey in Sinnoh, Ash managed to beat Byron, winning the Mine Badge and Candice, winning the Icicle Badge. Along the trip to Sunyshore City, Ash and his friends encounter International Policeman Looker and were recruited to help stop the plans of Team Galactic as the three of them were chosen to share a bond with the three Lake Spirit Pokémon, during which Brock managed to find Uxie. Managing to find Team Galactic in the middle of creating a new universe with the captive Lake Trio controlling Palkia and Dialga, Ash, Dawn and Brock freed the trio and Team Galactic was arrested while their leader vanished into the collapsing new world, effectively disbanding Team Galactic. At the end of the season, Ash caught himself a Gible which was learning Draco Meteor.

After the Team Galactic incident, Ash entered the Sinnoh League after beating Volkner and earning the Beacon Badge. He also reunited with Jasmine from the Olivine Gym before heading to Lily-of-the-Valley. Taking a different approach in this League than he did in Hoenn, Ash combined his previous captures with his current Pokemon to form well-balanced teams of new and old. The Sinnoh League was one of the hardest and most intense Leagues he ever competed in, as he had rivals Paul and Barry to compete with, and a mysterious trainer who joined with the Legendary PokémonDarkrai. He battled against most of his rivals save for Barry, who battled Paul and lost, so Ash's next match was against Paul.

Ash, Pikachu, Brock, Dawn and Piplup in the 13th Season.

The battle was intense as Paul showed Pokémon that he didn't normally use while Ash had reassembled his team of six from their earlier battle at Lake Valor. The fight came down to Paul's Electivire and Ash's Infernape. Despite taking heavy damage, Infernape won the match for Ash with its ability Blaze. After defeating Paul, Ash faced an opponent other Trainers in the League dreaded to face as he was hard to defeat: the Trainer with the Darkrai, Tobias. After losing three of his Pokemon to it, Ash was able to defeat Tobias' Darkrai with Sceptile and even knocked out Tobias' Latios with Pikachu. However, as the rest of Ash's Pokémon had fainted, he lost the match and was eliminated. To this day, the Sinnoh League remains Ash's most impressive performance in a Pokemon League Tournament: he reached the Top 4 - the farthest he'd ever gotten in any Pokemon League - and was the only one of Tobias' opponents to defeat two of his Pokemon, let alone his Darkrai. After the Sinnoh League, Ash bade farewell to Dawn as she wished to continue entering contests, and also parted ways with Brock, his oldest friend and longest-running traveling companion for the final time, as Brock now wished to become a Pokémon Doctor.

At home in Pallet Town, Ash received new clothes and was invited along with his mother by Professor Oak to take a trip to the far away Unova region for a scientific expedition. Upon arrival, a more formidable Team Rocket - no longer fooling around and acting in a more serious capacity - once again tried to capture Pikachu. This was prevented by the timely intervention of Zekrom, one of Unova's two Legendary Pokemon. Zekrom caused a storm that scared away Team Rocket and temporarily knocked Pikachu out. Arriving at Professor Juniper's

Ash and Pikachu during the Don Battle Tournament

lab, Ash encountered a new rival named Trip, an insolent boy with an intolerant attitude towards Trainers from Kanto. Ash battled Trip, but lost as Pikachu's Electric attacks had been temporarily disabled from the encounter with Zekrom. Ash later decided to go out on a new quest to win the Unova League. After leaving on his new journey, Ash gained new traveling companions in Iris, an up-and-coming Dragon Master with keen eyesight, and Cilan, one of the three optional Gym Leaders of the Striaton City Gym who utilized Grass-Type Pokemon and also a Pokemon Connoisseur. Ash continued his inadvertent tradition of catching all three Starter Pokemon of a region, something not done since Johto: He adopted an Oshawott that had snuck away from Professor Juniper's lab and an abandoned Tepig whose Trainer no longer wanted it. Last but not least, Ash caught a very strong Snivy which acts like the mother of his team. Ash won the Trio Badge, Basic Badge and Insect Badge. As the season continued, he acquired a mysterious egg which later hatched into his Scraggy.

Continuing on his journey through Unova with Iris and Cilan, after they stopped Team Rocket from stealing Pokémon from the Nimbasa Pokémon Center, Ash and co. met up with Bianca and encountered both the Gym Leader Elesa and Bianca's father. After he allowed both his daughter and Ash to continue their respective journeys, Ash battled Elesa and won the Bolt Badge. Then he had the honor of meeting Alder, the Unova League Champion. He also saved Unova from being torn apart by Tornadus and Thundurus by summoning Landorus. Following this, Ash had a Gym Battle with Clay after getting him some Revival Herbs. During the battle Ash's Roggenrola evolved into a Boldore; using its ability, Sturdy, Ash defeated Clay, earning him the Quake Badge. After that he helped Bianca with her newly evolved Escavailer and met Cedric Juniper. He managed to catch the Krokorok that followed him, adding it to his team. Finally, he had a Gym battle with Skyla, duuring which his Tranquill evolved into Unfezant and managed to beat her, winning the Jet Badge. He participated in a race to the top of Celestial Tower and came in a close second losing to Stephan, as well as the Donamite tournament and ranked Semi-finalist. He also confronted Tepig's original trainer, Shamus, during which Tepig evolved into Pignite. He also had to endure a harsh training session from Brycen, which paid off as he won the Freeze Badge. His plans to go to Opelucid City were on hold as he found out the Gym was closed and had to go to Virbank City instead, where he battled Roxie and won his final badge, the Toxic Badge. He also met and befriended a Meloetta and reunited with his old friend Dawn from his time in Sinnoh and stopped Team Rocket's latest plot involving Meloetta. Along the way he met Cameron who faced off against Marlon, the Humilau CityGym Leader.

Ash finally arrived at and competed in the Unova League, placing in the Top 8 as he'd done before. He made a new friend, N and learned about Team Plasma and another Legendary Pokémon, Reshiram. With N's help, Ash was able to stop Team Plasma. With his adventures in Unova behind him, it was time for him to head home again: fortunately for Ash, Professor Juniper scored him boarding tickets to the Queen Decolore which traversed through the Decolore Islands. Along the way he met Alexa, a reporter from the Kalos region and briefly reunited with Clair from the Blackthorn Gym to help find a Shiny Druddigon. After arriving in Vermillion City, he parted ways with Iris and Cilan as the two were headed to Johto, and returned home to Pallet Town once again with Alexa.

Ash traveled to the Kalos region to compete in the Kalos League and to continue his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master. He gained new traveling companions in the siblings Clemont and Bonnie and later reunited with his childhood friend Serena, who still remembered Ash rescuing her a long time ago and would travel with him as well. Despite being childhood friends with Serena, he had no memory of their relationship until Serena showed him the handkerchief he used to mend her knee when they were little kids in the episode, Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race!. Ash also caught three new Pokémon: his first Kalos capture was a Froakie followed by a Fletchling then a Hawlucha.

Within the first five episodes of the season, Ash faced Alexa's sister Viola, the Gym Leader of Santalune City who specialized in Bug-type Pokémon. During their battle, Ash faced difficulty against Viola's Surskit, who gained an advantage over Pikachu by freezing the arena, turning it into an ice field. Ash decided that what needed improving was his Pokémon's balance, and with Alexa's help, engaged in special training designed to combat this flaw. Clemont also tried to help using one of his latest devices, but the machine backfired and exploded. In a rematch, Ash ultimately defeated Viola and claimed the Bug Badge, his first badge from a Kalos Gym. Much later, Ash battled against the Cyllage City Gym Leader Grant and his Rock-Type Pokemon. Having seen Grant defeat Viola at the Battle Chateau, Ash sought a way to defeat Grant's Rock Tomb. When he faced Grant, this ended up becoming Rock Tomb Climb, the use of which earned Ash his second Kalos Badge, the Cliff Badge. Some time later, Ash battle Moria, a Sky Trainer who specializes Sky Battles, and her Talonflame. During the battle his Fletchling evolved into a Fletchinder and won.

At the Pokémon Summer Camp, Ash and his friends met Shauna, Trevor, and Tierno. He later had a first-touch-battle against Tierno's Squirtle with Froakie and lost. After spending a good time at the Pokémon Summer Camp, Ash went to Shalour City and battled Korrina, a Gym Leader who previously traveled with Ash and his friends in order to help her understand Mega Evolution with her Lucario. Despite a failed attempt of using Tierno's dancing strategy, Ash managed to win his third Kalos Badge, the Rumble Badge.

Soon, he teamed up with a ninja named Sanpei and battled against Saizo and his Barbaracle. During the battle, his Froakie evolved into a Frogadier and won the battle using its newly-learned Aerial Ace move. Three episodes later, Ash and co. encountered a wild Goomy who had fled its home on the back of a Swanna. The Goomy was frightfully timid, even being scared of Dedenne. After taking some time to care for it, Ash and the others discovered using one of Clemont's inventions that Goomy's home had been attacked by Bug-type Pokémon, which left the poor creature traumatized, and possibly having some deeper issues. Wanting to help it, Ash invited it to travel with him. Delighted, Goomy accepted, becoming Ash's fourth capture.

Finally arriving in Coumarine City, Ash had to first deal with Team Rocket trying to kidnap the Vanillite evolutionary line. In searching for Vanillite, its evolved forms had covered the city in ice, which was stopped by the Coumarine Gym Leader Ramos. In the very next episode, Ash faced down Ramos in his Gym battle... after enduring sitting through tea and helping the old man water and weed his garden. During this time Ramos saw Ash impatiently yanking out weeds without a second thought and slowed him down, telling him that if he rushes, he will miss the important things. Ash later had to apply this lesson in the Gym battle: Figuring his Type-advantaged Fletchinder would easily win, Ash had to endure both it and Hawlucha succembing to Ramos' Weepinbell's Poison Powder; Ash managed to defeat Weepinbell with Frogadier before facing down Ramos' Gogoat. While Frogadier was surrounded by a torrent of Gogoat's Razor Leaf, Ash remembered what the older man had told him about missing the important things. Using this lesson, Ash slowed himself down and was able to guide Frogadier more effectively; he won the battle and the Plant Badge and celebrated his fourth Kalos Gym victory.

Ash and the gang later heard about a festival where Trainers give gifts to their Pokémon. Ash agreed to go with Serena to shop for things to get for their Pokémon, but alone as he wanted the gift to be a surprise. To Serena's disappointment, Ash frequently ran off during their time together to see if a gift would be good to give his Pokémon, or later when he finally found out what to get them. Between these two moments, Ash ended up winning a blue ribbon from the monorail company. After dealing with Team Rocket yet again, Ash and his friends gave their Pokémon their gifts. For his Pokémon, Ash had done the simple thing and gotten them all a nice bounty of berries. Later, while watching the fireworks, Ash took Serena completely by surprise when he handed her a gift from himself, saying it was because of her that he was able to find a gift for his Pokémon. This marks the first and to date only time Ash has ever given a present to one of his female companions.

While traversing the Lumiose Badlands, Ash and co. happened upon a wounded Spoink. After Clemont gave it medical aid, it led the gang to an oasis where it lived that had been taken over by a rogue Grumpig that was being manipulated by Team Rocket, who used the Spoink as leverage to force Ash to hand over Pikachu. Goomy escaped and faced down Grumpig but was losing for a time. When Grumpig was about to hit Goomy with an Iron Tail, Ash intercepted the attack and took it to the chest in Goomy's stead. Moved by Ash's willingness to protect it from danger at his own expense, Goomy evolved into Sliggoo and defeated both Grumpig and Team Rocket with its newly-learned Dragon Breath attack.

Later, the gang happened upon the Lumiose Power Plant. Team Rocket had hijacked the plant and were using its microwaves to control Electric-type Pokemon, including Pikachu, Dedenne and Luxio. After the ordeal was over, Ash, Serena and Bonnie temporarily bade goodbye to Clemont, who wished to return to Lumiose City to train and become stronger so that he could give Ash a worthy Gym battle.

As time went by, Ash reunited with his rival from Pokémon Summer Camp, Tierno. They proposed a practice battle in order to help Ash get stronger for his promised battle with Clemont. But it was interrupted when Team Rocket showed up and captured their Pokémon. However, while battling Team Rocket, an explosion causes a wild fire which engulfed around Ash and the others. Sliggoo, who was determined to not let its trainer meet the same traumatizing fate, summoned a rainstorm to douse the fire, evolving into Goodra in the process. After blasting Team Rocket off with its newly-learned Dragon Pulse attack, Ash and Tierno resumed their practice battle, which resulted in Ash winning the match.

Later, after arriving in Lumiose City, and after resolving a crisis concerning the Clembot, Ash and Clemont faced each other in their promised gym battle. Despite Clemont electrifying the field with his Luxray's Electric Terrain, Ash managed to win the battle and earn his fifth badge, the Voltage Badge.

After leaving Lumiose City, Ash and his friends came across Goodra's old home in the wetlands. There, Ash learned about Goodra's home being taken over by a Blue Flower Florges and her army of Bug-type Pokémon. Goodra challenged Florges to a battle for leadership, which resulted in Goodra learning Ice Beam and winning the battle. However, the celebration was cut short when Team Rocket injured Goodra and blackmailed Florges into capturing Pikachu, Dedenne and Goodra's friend, Wooper. When Ash went off to save the Pokémon, he learned from Team Rocket that Florges blamed on the Pokémon for draining the water and was trying to save her sick child, a Blue Flower Floette. After resolving the crisis and saving the wetlands from Team Rocket, Floette was successfully cured and Goodra and Florges made a truce, bringing peace to both sides at last. Ash decided to leave Goodra in the wetlands so it could be happy with its friends and serve as their protector.

Shortly after, Ash and his friends made it to Laverre City and met Sawyer, a young trainer who knew Clemont from when the latter was training for Ash's battle. During their time together Ash and Sawyer had a Double Battle, but were interrupted by the fashion show hosted by the Laverre City Gym Leader Valerie. As the boys watched the show they were surprised to see Bonnie and Serena in it. At the end of the show, Valerie challenged Sawyer to a battle which she easily won with her Spritzee due to its Fairy-type immunity to Dragon-type moves.

The next day, Ash and Valerie faced each other in the Gym Battle for the Fairy Badge. Despite Valerie having a Type advantage and defeating Fletchinder with the effect of Spritzee's Trick Room, Ash came around from behind and surprised everyone by using his Hawlucha to destroy the Psychic-type move with its newly-learned Bug-type move X-Scissor before it knocked out Spritzee with Hi Jump Kick to give Ash the win.

While the gang was picnicking, Hawlucha stumbled upon a Pokémon Egg which hatched into a Noibat. Since Ash was the very first person Noibat saw, it imprinted on him and thought he was its parent. As the baby Noibat was a poor flyer, Ash called on Hawlucha and Fletchinder to act as its mentors. After saving both Hawlucha and Noibat from Team Rocket, Ash offered to take Noibat with him to help it learn how to fly which it eagerly accepted, becoming the new fifth member of Ash's Kalos team.

Ash was given Pikachu by Professor Oak as the original Kanto starter Pokemon had been taken. Originally, Pikachu would not listen to Ash and constantly shocked him. However, after accidentally angering a flock of Spearow, Pikachu had a change of heart when he saw Ash defend him. Since then, Pikachu has assisted and been very successful in many of Ash's wins and over time has adopted Ash's mannerisms. Pikachu does not want to be in his Poké Ball so he stays out all the time, often riding on Ash's shoulder or head.

Froakie first appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin! where he observed Pikachu shocking Bonnie, Clemont and Ash outside the Lumiose Gym. Froakie protected Pikachu from his own Electro Ball, which had been rebounded by Wobbuffet's Mirror Coat. At the end of the episode, Froakie appeared in front of Sycamore's lab with a Poké Ball and asked Ash to catch him, which Ash did so gladly. He later evolved into a Frogadier during a battle against Saizo and Barbaracle.

Fletchling first appeared where it swooped down to take a berry that Bonnie gave to a Dedenne. Afterwards, Froakie challenged it to a battle but Fletchling's speed and strength proved to be too much for Froakie. Froakie was finally able to land a hit on the Tiny Robin Pokémon. Ash threw a Poké Ball at it but the capture was unsuccessful. Froakie continued the battle with Fletchling and landed a hit with Water Pulse. Ash threw another Poké Ball at Fletchling and managed to catch it this time. It later evolved into Fletchinder during a sky battle against Moria's Talonflame.

Hawlucha first appeared when he was protecting a group of small Pokémon from a rampaging Ursaring. He was known as the "Champion of the Forest" after beating a Machamp prior to being captured. He decided to travel with Ash after he helped him perfect the move, Flying Press and settle the rivalry between it and Machamp.

Noibat hatched from its egg after being found by Ash's Hawlucha. It then ate some fruits and drank some water, but later got captured by Team Rocket, who wanted to make him evolve into Noivern. Later they confronted on a cave, but Noibat was smart enough to use his ultrasonic waves to identify Team Rocket and chase them out of the cave. Later it decided to join Ash's team.

Bulbasaur was the third Pokémon Ash caught. He had been protecting a village of Pokémon that were recovering from illnesses. Since then he became a vital part of Ash's team and won many gym and league battles for Ash. Bulbasaur has been given the choice to evolve but decided to stay at his base form. Long into his journey with Ash, Bulbasaur was called upon to stop feuds between the Pokémon in Oak's Lab and has continued to do so. He also appears to have a budding romance with May's Bulbasaur.

Ash and Brock once saved a Charmander from death, and after saving him from his incompetent trainer, Brock decided that Ash should remain with him. Then, evolving from Charmeleon, Charizard didn't obey any orders that Ash gave and quite often used his flamethrower attack on Ash, (he still does this today, but now he does it as a sign of affection towards Ash rather than a sign of disobedience.) However, after getting frozen in battle, Charizard started to respect Ash as Ash nursed him back to health. Since then he has been a vital powerhouse in Ash's team and has been used in several Gym, League and Frontier battles and has even held his own in battles against Entei and Articuno. He currently resides at Prof. Oak's Lab in Kanto.

It was Ash's seventh Pokémon in Kanto. Evolving in its first ever battle in the Indigo League, Kingler is a good strong Pokémon that Ash has fallen back on in both the Indigo and Johto leagues. However it has not seen much experience outside of those leagues.

Captured after taking over a Power Plant, Muk was immediately sent to Professor Oak's Laboratory. While being there it grew incredibly affectionate and is known to hug Professor Oak on many occasions. However, past this affectionate yet slimy exterior, Muk has been used in several League battles and manages to hold its ground. As a running gag, Muk often knocks over Professor Oak when he's talking with Ash over the video-phone.

When he was in the Safari Zone, Ash managed to capture thirty Tauros, all of which reside at Oak's Laboratory. However Ash has used one of the Tauros on several occasions in Leagues and Frontier battles.

Captured in the Orange Islands when stealing all the fruit from a small Island range, Snorlax has become a major powerhouse of Ash's, when he is awake that is. Due to his massive feeding requirements, Ash felt it better to stay at Professor Oak's, however he is still used for a number of Gym, League & Frontier battles. Also, Snorlax had defeated a Medicham, even at a Fighting disadvantage.

Heracross was the first Pokémon that Ash captured in Johto. He loves tree sap and has been known to suck the pollen out of Bulbasaur's Bulb on several occasions causing Bulbasaur pain. He is a powerful Pokémon of Ash's and has been used in several Gym, League, Frontier battles and even the Sinnoh Pokémon League.

After evolving from Chikorita, Bayleef kept her longing feelings for Ash which did end up getting her in trouble on several occasions. However after getting used to her size, she managed to become a vital part of Ash's team and helped win many Gym & League battles. Ash left her at Oak's when he decided to make a fresh start when he left for Hoenn.

While training for the Sinnoh League, Ash brought his Cyndaquil with many of his other Pokémon. However, Team Rocket tried to cause problems and Cyndaquil evolved in order to stop them. Quilava has numerous powerful attacks such as Flame Wheel at his disposal, showing that he has completely overcome his previous hindrances in his base form and is sure to be a powerful Pokémon within Ash's team.

Totodile was captured by Ash using his Lure Ball. Since Misty also wanted him, they decided to battle in order to determine whose he was. Ash won. Totodile has a quirky personality and really likes to dance. He has even been known to use this dancing tactic to help win battles. Ash left him at Oak's when he decided to make a fresh start when he left for Hoenn.

Noctowl is an incredibly rare Pokémon of Ash. He is a Shiny Pokémon which glitters as he comes out of his Poké Ball into battle. Due to his psychic abilities, he has been used many times to find and battle Ghost Pokémon as well as the usual flying requirements that Ash utilizes. Ash left him at Oak's when he decided to make a fresh start when he left for Hoenn.

After rejoining Ash's team as a Phanpy, he evolved to help free Pikachu from Team Rocket. However even after the evolution he kept his playful personality from being a Phanpy which sometimes can cause mayhem with other younger Pokémon. Ever since he evolved, he has become a powerhouse in Ash's team winning many Frontier Battles. He now resides back in Oak's Lab during Ash's journey to Sinnoh.

After evolving during a Pokémon Ring Contest, Swellow has partaken in many of Ash's battles in Gyms and Leagues and has got a good amount of wins under his wing. Swellow was left at Oak's Lab when Ash left for his journey to Sinnoh. But Ash used Swellow, one more time, in the Sinnoh League.

After evolving from Grovyle to defend his love interest, he lost all ability to use attacks due to a broken heart caused by rejection. Eventually regaining the ability to use the attacks, Sceptile became a vital powerhouse in Ash's team which can hold his own against legendary Pokémon including Deoxys, Regirock, and Darkrai. Despite being one of Ash's best-trained Pokémon, Ash decided to leave Sceptile at Oak's Lab while he travelled to Sinnoh. Sceptile was used again to defeat a Darkrai in the Sinnoh Pokémon League.

Corphish was captured while terrorizing Dewford Island and his inhabitants. However once caught Corphish managed to tame his terrorizing attitude and become a vitally used member of Ash's team. However whenever one of Ash's Pokémon evolves or gets a bit more attention, Corphish does get the tendency to get a bit jealous. After his tenure with Ash through Hoenn and the Battle Frontier, Corphish was left at Oak's Lab.

Torkoal was found under attack by a bunch of Steel Pokémon in the valley. When Ash arrived to rescue him, he ran off but eventually followed Ash's instructions and defeated the Steel Pokémon. He is an emotional Pokémon which has been known to burst into tears when happy. Torkoal hasn't been in many gym battles but is used in standard battles on many occasions and proves his strength in those battles. After the Hoenn League, Ash decided to give him some time off at Oak's Laboratory.

Glalie was newly evolved when Ash entered the Hoenn League. Convinced of his power Ash used him in a number of battles where he managed to hold his own successfully. After the league was over he decided to give him a break at Oak's Laboratory.

Ash's Staraptor evolved from Staravia during a PokéRinger contest against Paul's Honchkrow. As he has evolved, he became one of the powerhouses of Ash's team and was still used for long-distance searching.

After being knocked to the brink of fainting in a battle against Barry's Empoleon, Monferno went berserk with his Blaze Ability and unleashed his full power against Team Rocket. While protecting the Pokémon, he evolved into Infernape.. He was later used in a battle against Flint's Infernape, but lost due to his lack of experience.

Originally captured by Dawn, Buizel has always been an incredibly strong Pokémon with an aptitude for Pokémon Battles. After Zoey saw how Ash & Dawn had Pokémon that preferred the other's vocations, a trade followed.

During his Gligar stage, Gliscor was a fairly weak Pokémon, not knowing many attacks and thus not being very strong, all due to his age. However, evolving by grabbing a Razor Fang while he was falling, he gained a lot of strength and confidence. Even after evolving though, he still wished to battle more and still vied for Ash's approval. During a battle with the Air Battle Master, he learned Giga Impact but decided to stay for training. But during Sinnoh League he returned back to Ash with powerful moves from his training. However instead of returning to the Air Battle Master, Gliscor decided be with Ash and stay at Professor Oak's Lab.

Ash first encountered his Gible when he met Old Lady Tatsu, a woman who was teaching an Altaria a special move for Dragon Pokémon, Draco Meteor. Ash assisted Gible in the learning of the move and Gible decided to follow Ash. He also has the habit of biting on to heads. Later on, Ash noticed Gible followed him and eventually captured him. He had lots of trouble with Draco Meteor at first, often hitting poor Piplup on his head.

Unfezant was captured as a Pidove in Enter Iris and Axew!. She was then sent out to battle Jessie's Woobat, but lost easily. her only major battle since then was against a wild Snivy, where she was confirmed to be female after Snivy's Attract failed to effect her. Eventually, Pidove weakened Snivy enough for Ash to catch her. Ash later sent Pidove to Juniper's to make room for his Sewaddle, but brought her back afterwards. She evolved into a Tranquill after clearing out a swarm of Venipede from Castelia City. She was currently in Ash's Party but she went back to the lab after a while. She evolved again in the battle against Skyla and managed to beat Skyla to which she happily celebrated by flying around the Gym.

Oshawott was one of the starters in Unova who Professor Juniper was giving away. However, after Ash left, Oshawott started following Ash and even defended him against Team Rocket. Professor Juniper gave Ash the Poké Ball for Oshawott which Ash used to obtain Oshawott. Oshawott is very affectionate towards Ash and even tries to knock Pikachu off of Ash's shoulder and its personality is similar to Bayleef. Oshawott later developed a crush on Iris' Emolga. He has shown wanting to battle on certain occasions, and if he's not chosen he'll turn completely white and faint. On other occasions, he doesn't show interest in battling. He is also very gluttonous and takes food from other Pokemon.

Ash found Tepig when he was at the Battle Club in Accumula Town when he saw him escape from the Battle Club's warehouse. When he found him, he saw his mouth had been tied by his past trainer who left him at the Battle Club after he lost to a Deerling, making him unable to eat and so Ash helped free him and created a bond with him. He has powerful fire attacks such as Ember and became a prime member of Ash's Unova team. He later confronted his original trainer and evolved with new-found strength, confidence and resolve.

Ash found Snivy when he was in a forest heading towards Nacrene City. Snivy was difficult for Ash to catch due to her using Attract. Ash encountered her after she had taken some of Cilan's food. To stop her, Ash decided he needed to capture her She also has powerful grass attacks such as Leaf Blade, Vine Whip and Leaf Storm. In addition to that, she has been shown to be very agile and able to evade attacks expertly. Snivy seems to be stronger, confident, and skilled compared to the other Pokémon Ash has caught in Unova. Trip even said that Snivy was a strong Pokémon, enough to defeat his Servine, Snivy's evolved form.

After receiving an egg from the Day Care in Route 3, the egg eventually hatched into Scraggy. However, Scraggy was a bit of a violent Pokémon, attacking Ash, Iris & Cilan's other Pokémon at will. Scraggy was a very angry Pokémon, but unfortunately his attacks, such as Headbutt, are not strong. However, despite this, he is continually trying to improve his Headbutt attack. Scraggy has calmed down since he first hatched and has developed a deep friendship with Iris' Axew. He later learned to use Hi Jump Kick

Leavanny is a Pokémon Ash caught as a Sewaddle while he was travelling through Pinwheel Forest. He evolved into a Swadloon during a battle with Burgh's Whirlipede. Swadloon evolved into a Leavanny during a battle against Iris' Emolga and as a result started to make clothes and headgears out of leaves for Pikachu and the other Pokemon, which they like. During the battle against Stephan in the Unova League, it was revealed that his ability was Swarm, but he wasn't strong enough to defeat Stephan's Sawk and lost.

Ash caught Palpitoad in BW035. He was the leader of a crew which was held by some Tympole. He reappeared in BW041 in which he battled against Burgundy's Stoutland and won it using a massive Hydro Pump. He was used again during the Tournament, this time against a Trainer's Darumaka which was easily defeated by a strong Hydro Pump. Despite not being shown on screen often, during the times he was shown he was incredibly strong.

Ash caught Roggenrola after he helped it to save a group of some other Roggenrola from Team Rocket. After an intense battle with Ash's Tepig, Ash captured it. Roggenrola evolved into Boldore while fighting Clay's Excadrill. Boldore is shown to be very resourceful, like using Sandstorm to put out a fire.

Krokorok was a Pokémon that appeared in several episodes in the anime. He was a Sandile until he evolved into Krokorok while battling Ash's Pikachu. He reappeared in the end of Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!, and officially joined Ash's team in the next episode. He later evolved further into a Krookodile. As he evolved and grew in size his sunglasses remained with him.

After evolving from Metapod, Butterfree managed to defend Ash from a swarm of Beedrill. From this he managed to gain some power and became a vital part of Ash's team during his tenure. He eventually left to start a family with a female Pink Butterfree.

After Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot, it went into battle against a flock of Spearow and Fearow that were terrorizing Pidgey and Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest. After the battle was done, Ash decided to leave it in the forest to lead the flock, but left with the promise that he would someday return for it.

Lapras was the first Pokémon that Ash captured in the Orange Islands. Originally she was found washed up on a beach but Ash & Co. managed to help nurse her back to health until she was kidnapped by Team Rocket. Ash managed to free her and captured her until they could find Lapras' family. Lapras was primarily used as the gang's transport throughout the Orange Islands but she was also used in several of the Gym battles and the final League match. Ash eventually let her go to be with her family, but saw her again when in Johto and helped her defend a lab and the other Lapras from Team Rocket.

Goomy first appeared when it landed on Ash's head after getting flown away from its home by a Swanna. Goomy is a shy and timid Pokémon and whenever it sees Clemont's Dedenne, it always goes and hides. However despite being cowardly, it does possess some intense strength and uses Rain Dance to build up its powers. Goomy first decided to travel with Ash after he defended it from Team Rocket. Goomy later evolved into Sliggoo during a battle against Team Rocket and a wild Grumpig. Sliggoo later evolved into Goodra in order to save its trainer and his friends from a wild fire caused by Team Rocket. Sometime after saving the marshlands from Team Rocket, Ash released Goodra so it can remain with its companions.

Aipom originally met Ash on a mountain where she worshiped a Giant Slaking, where she stole Ash's hat. However after Ash found Aipom, they quickly befriended. Ash originally was going to give the hat to Aipom but she gave it back. For a short time Aipom followed Ash and turned up at the Grand Festival, again stealing Ash's hat. Near to the finals of the Grand Festival, Ash decided to battle Aipom and finally caught her. Apart from her battling strengths, Aipom has shown a great aptitude for Contests and as such, was eventually traded to Dawn for her Contests and few episodes later Aipom evolved into Ambipom.

Ash captured Beedrill while in the Bug Catching Contest just a bit shy from Goldenrod City in Johto. His capture of Beedrill made him win the contest. After the contest he decided to give the Beedrill to Casey as she loves Pokémon with yellow and black stripes, for they resemble an Electabuzz.

When Squirtle was captured him was part of the Squirtle Squad, a terrorizing group of Squirtle that were causing havoc around Vermillion City. However after gaining respect for Ash, he joined his team and has since become an incredibly competent battler. He has won many Gym and League matches but has since returned to the Squirtle Squad to lead after the team started falling apart. Later, he appears with other Ash's captured Pokémon in Prof. Oak's lab, in the opening scene of BW: Adventures in Unova.

Ash first met Primeape after he, as a Mankey, stole his hat. Determined to get his hat back, Ash chased Primeape and battled with him ending with a capture. Primeape was a Pokémon that went berserk easily and originally didn't follow Ash's commands. However after Ash saved him from a fall in a fighting contest, he gained respect for Ash. After the contest, Ash decided to leave him with a trainer for more training so he could become a P1 Champion.

When Team Rocket was trapped inside the Pokémon Center's PC system so they could steal Pokémon, Ash borrowed a Porygon from Dr. Akihabara in order to stop them. After that, they left the computer world and returned it to him.

The Pokémon League entrance exam instructor gave Ash a Weezing by having him choose his own set of Poké Balls provided by the instructor. It was used during the Pokémon League exam by battling the Instructor's Flareon and won. Ash even used it to help stop Team Rocket and send them blasting off. After that, he gave Weezing back to the instructor.

The Pokémon League entrance exam instructor gave Ash an Arbok by having him choose his own set of Poké Balls provided by the instructor. It was used during a Pokémon League exam by battling the Instructor's Jolteon and lost. Ash even used it to help stop Team Rocket and send them blasting off. After that, he gave Arbok back to the instructor.

Meowth was the third and final Pokémon used by Ash during the Pokémon League exam. It was up against the Instructor's Vaporeon in which Vaporeon froze the Meowth causing Team Rocket's Meowth to interfere with the battle by kicking the frozen one free. It was accidentally blasted off along with Team Rocket. The temporary switch was fixed in the next episode.

Ash, Brock and Misty borrowed Hoothoot from Hagatha in order to navigate the haunted forest. It attacked Ash and got affectionate with Misty since it only got along well with pretty girls. It was returned to her sister, Nagatha after they were able to get to the exit.

This Butterfree was found on Wayfarer Island as a Caterpie, where its lazy tendencies caused it to not evolve and be left behind by its swarm. To help it, Ash temporarily trained the wild Caterpie in order to help it evolve all the way to Butterfree so it wouldn't be left behind. Caterpie evolved into Metapod after it and Pikachu fended off a wild Ursaring. To save Pikachu from Team Rocket, it evolved into a Butterfree and teamed up with Pikachu to blast the trio away. Afterward, it had a tearful goodbye with Ash as it returned to its swarm.

Ash temporarily commanded a borrowed Rhyhorn, in order to participate at the Rhyhorn race held at Sumiru Village. In the beginning it was hard for Ash to handle it, but gradually it teamed up with Ash.

While Officer Jenny was persuing Dolan, a cage containing a Scatterbug fell out of his truck. Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie somehow rescued the Scatterbug and took it to the Pokémon Center for treatment. During that time, it evolved into a Spewpa and assisted them in saving the captured Spewpa from Dolan. It later assisted its friends in a battle against Dolan's Diggersby and evolved into a Vivillon in its Elegant Pattern form. After defeating Diggersby with a single Stun Spore attack, Officer Jenny arrested Dolan. With Dolan defeated and all the Spewpa free, they all evolve into Vivillon but with different patterns and they all flew away. Vivillon bid its friends good-bye and flew away with the others.

Ash first encountered Ho-Oh when he began his Pokémon journey with his first Pokémon, Pikachu. Since then, Ho-Oh was seen again before Ash set off for the Hoenn and again when Ash lost his battle against Brandon in the Battle Frontier due to him being possessed by the King of Pokélantis.

Ash met Haunter in IL023: The Tower of Terror in the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town. It, with several other Ghost Pokémon played with Ash after he had been trapped under a chandelier. However after Ash returned to his body, Haunter agreed to join Ash's team to battle Sabrina's Psychic Pokémon. Once it got to Saffron City, it disappeared but eventually returned to battle. However it was much more interested in joking about and immobilizing Sabrina's Kadabra and thus Ash decided to leave Haunter with Sabrina. Haunter's Moves: Lick.

Mewtwo was a Pokémon that have been originally created by Team Rocket. Giovanni then used it in Pokémon battles at the Viridian City gym, but when it learned about his true intentions, it flew away. Mewtwo lured different Pokémon trainers to an island it took refuge and challenged them into a battle with its cloned Pokémon. When Mew stepped in, it fought against Mewtwo. During the battle, Ash stepped in between Mewtwo and Mew's attacks and gets himself petrified. Mewtwo was puzzled at Ash's actions at first, but when the Pokémon and cloned Pokémon's tears restored Ash to life, Mewtwo had a change of heart and flew away with its clones. Mewtwo met Ash again in the Johto region when Giovanni attempted to get revenge on it by capturing it once again. But Ash and his friends managed to stop Giovanni and Team Rocket and Mewtwo and its clones continued to live peacefully.

Ash encountered Lugia when the Legendary Birds were attacking each other as the world began to fall apart, thanks to Lawrence III's attempts to capture them. Lugia and Ash worked together to bring three treasures from the islands of fire, ice, and lightning and managed to save the world from destruction and calm down the Legendary Birds.

Still on their way to Goldenrod City, Ash and co. decide to have a lunch break. Only to find that Ash's backpack had been stolen. Elsewhere Team Rocket steals a ham from Nurse Joy's grocery bag, only to have it stolen by something else. Brock comes up with a plan to lure out the thieves. Later that night, the thieves turn out to be the Dark Pokémon, Houndour. A Houndour with a scar on its right eye appears on a ledge. This particular Houndour is the leader of the pack.

Ash encountered Celebi when Sammy traveled through time to save it from a greedy Team Rocket member called the Iron-Masked Marauder. With the help of Suicune, Ash and Sammy protected Celebi from the Iron-Masked Marauder and saved the forest.

Ash encountered Latias in the form of Bianca at Alto Mare when he saved her from Oakley and Annie. Latias developed a close bond with Ash and have been playing with him and with her brother, Latios. One night, when Oakley and Annie captured Latios, Latias teamed up with Ash to rescue him. When Latios gave his life to save the city from a massive and deadly tidal wave, Latias was heartbroken and Ash comforted her over the loss of her brother. The next day, Ash and his friends were leaving Alto Mare and Latias (or Bianca herself) bid farewell to Ash.

While not Ash's per say, Larvitar was in an egg that Ash was given to take to Professor Elm, however in transit of the Egg it hatched into Larvitar. Like any Pokémon just hatched it had the personality of a child, but a tortured child through memories of what happened to its mother. It froze up whenever anyone other than Ash spoke to it or held it, which it eventually managed to get over. Not long after meeting, Ash managed to return it to its mother and stopped the Poachers from ever disturbing them again.

Ash befriended Lucario after releasing him from Sir Aaron's staff due to having the same Aura as its master. Although they didn't get along at first, Lucario teamed up with Ash in a desperate search for Pikachu at the Tree of Beginning. When the tree was beginning to fall apart, Ash and Lucario transferred their Aura to Mew. But just as Ash is about to use up all of his Aura, Lucario pushed Ash to safety as he doesn't want Ash to die. Before Lucario dies, he saw how Sir Aaron truly cared about it and how he was willing to sacrifice everything to save the land from the war, even if he had to seal Lucario in his staff.

Ash befriended Mew at the Tree of Beginning after it told the tree that Ash and his friends are not a threat. But Mew's request made it gravely ill and the tree began to fall apart. Ash and Lucario risked their lives to use their Aura and save the tree and Mew was successfully recovered.

Ash befriended Giratina after he saved it from Zero. They both worked together to stop Zero from taking over the Reverse World. It later helped Dialga and Palkia protect Ash and his friends from Arceus's attacks and buy them time to change the timeline for the better.

Ash first encountered Azelf in its spirit form at Lake Valor. When Azelf was captured by Team Galactic, Ash and Pikachu came and freed it from the Red Chain's power. Together with their hearts connected along with Dawn, Mesprit, Brock, and Uxie, Ash and Azelf worked together to calm Dialga and Palkia and save the Sinnoh region from destruction.

Ash befriended Victini in the first "Black and White" movie. Learning of it's past and the unfortunate events that leave it trapped within the city, Ash helps heal the wounds in Victini's heart that the centuries of lonliness had inflicted. In the climax of the movie, Ash helps free Victini from unintentional harm in trying to revitalize the land with the Dragon Force, destroying the pillars that kept Victini trapped in the city, allowing the Pokemon to go wherever its heart desired.

Ash befriended Reshiram in the first "Black and White" movie. Learning of it's past and the unfortunate events that leave it trapped within the city, Ash helps heal the wounds in Victini's heart that the centuries of lonliness had inflicted. In the climax of the movie, Ash helps free Victini from unintentional harm in trying to revitalize the land with the Dragon Force, destroying the pillars that kept Victini trapped in the city, allowing the Pokemon to go wherever it's heart desired.

Ash befriended Zekrom in the first "Black and White" movie. Learning of it's past and the unfortunate events that leave it trapped within the city, Ash helps heal the wounds in Victini's heart that the centuries of lonliness had inflicted. In the climax of the movie, Ash helps free Victini from unintentional harm in trying to revitalize the land with the Dragon Force, destroying the pillars that kept Victini trapped in the city, allowing the Pokemon to go wherever it's heart desired.

Ash befriended Keldeo when it was injured from its battle with Kyurem. When Ash learned that it was trying to save the Swords of Justice, he teamed up with it and helped it gain enough confidence to fight Kyurem.